Plektes describes a person excluded from leadership qualifications because of bullying or violence.

The two occurrences use the term in lists of disqualifying traits for church leadership, identifying a person characterized by bullying or violence.

1. A disqualifying violent or bullying person · dominant

   In 1 Timothy 3:3, the accusative singular masculine form stands in a list of traits excluded alongside drunkenness, greed, and the contrasting qualities “gentle” and “peaceable”; the APB renders the clause “not a bully.” In Titus 1:7, the same form occurs among traits an overseer must not have, and the APB renders the list with “not violent.”

   1 Timothy 3:3Titus 1:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “not a bully” in 1 Timothy 3:3 and “not violent” in Titus 1:7. These renderings confirm the verses' shared exclusion of such conduct rather than establish separate senses.