OET interlinear 1TIM 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

διακόνους ὡσαύτως

servants likewise_‹should_be›

Alternate translation: “Deacons, just like overseers,”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ διλόγους

not double-tongued

Here Paul refers to people who change what they say to match the situation as if they were double-talkers, or people who say two words at the same time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “not two-tongued” or “speaking with integrity”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς

not not not greedy

Here, the word translated as greedy could refer to: (1) strong desire for more money and goods than one needs. Alternate translation: “not always longing for more money” (2) gaining money and goods by shameful means. Alternate translation: “not pursuing dishonest gain” or “not being shamed by greed”