Ephesians
Ephesians 2:3
3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| of us | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| lived | ἀνεστράφημέν | anestraphēmen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural | G390 I overturn, turn upside down, return, mid. and pass: I conduct myself, live |
| among | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| at one time | ποτε | pote | Particle | G4218 at one time or other |
| fulfilling | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | ταῖς | tais | Article - Dative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| cravings | ἐπιθυμίαις | epithymiais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust |
| of our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| flesh | σαρκὸς | sarkos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| indulging | ποιοῦντες | poiountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| desires | θελήματα | thelēmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2307 will, wish, desire |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| thoughts | διανοιῶν | dianoiōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1271 understanding, intellect, mind |
| Like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| rest | λοιποί | loipoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3062 left, left behind, the remainder |
| we were | ἤμεθα | ēmetha | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| by nature | φύσει | physei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5449 nature, inherent nature |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| of wrath | ὀργῆς | orgēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3709 anger, wrath, passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 3:3 · Ephesians 4:22 · Galatians 5:16–24 · 1 Peter 1:14 · Romans 13:14 · Romans 6:12 · Psalm 51:5 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 · 1 John 2:16 · Ephesians 4:17–19 · Ephesians 2:2 · Romans 8:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.