reverent
Hieroprepes describes the expected conduct of older women in Titus 2:3, set alongside restraint and teaching what is good.
The term is used of the conduct expected of older women, within a clause that also rejects slander and enslavement to much wine and calls for teaching what is good.
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Conduct expected of older women · dominant
In Titus 2:3, the accusative plural feminine form occurs in instruction about older women’s behavior. The APB renders the clause "Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior," alongside prohibitions of slander and enslavement to much wine and the call to teach what is good.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Titus 2:3, the APB presents the clause as "reverent in behavior." This wording confirms the clause’s overall presentation rather than isolating the term precisely.