Ephesians
Ephesians 4:1–2
1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ephesians 4:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prisoner | δέσμιος | desmios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1198 one bound, a prisoner |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| urge | Παρακαλῶ | Parakalō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to walk | περιπατῆσαι | peripatēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| in a manner worthy | ἀξίως | axiōs | Adverb | G516 worthily, in a manner worthy of |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| calling | κλήσεως | klēseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2821 a calling, summons |
| you have received | ἐκλήθητε | eklēthēte | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G2564 I call, invite, name |
Ephesians 4:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| all | πάσης | pasēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| humility | ταπεινοφροσύνης | tapeinophrosynēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5012 humility |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| gentleness | πραΰτητος | prautētos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4240 mildness, gentleness |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| patience | μακροθυμίας | makrothymias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3115 patience, forbearance |
| bearing with | ἀνεχόμενοι | anechomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G430 I endure, bear with |
| one another | ἀλλήλων | allēlōn | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| love | ἀγάπῃ | agapē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
Cross-references
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Ephesians 4:1 Colossians 1:10 · Philippians 1:27 · 1 Thessalonians 2:12 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2 · 2 Peter 1:3 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Corinthians 4:16 · 2 Thessalonians 1:11 · Ephesians 4:17 · Genesis 17:1 · Romans 12:1 · Romans 8:28–30
Ephesians 4:2 Colossians 3:12–13 · 1 Corinthians 13:7 · 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 · Matthew 11:29 · Romans 15:1 · Galatians 5:22–23 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · Matthew 5:3–5 · Proverbs 3:34 · Numbers 12:3 · 1 Peter 3:15 · Psalm 138:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.