Ephesians

Ephesians 4:1–3

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, 3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

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Ephesians 4:1

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG1198 one bound, a prisoner
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
LordΚυρίῳKyriōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
thenοὖνounConjunctionG3767 therefore, then
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
youὑμᾶςhymasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
to walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG4043 I walk, conduct my life
in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsAdverbG516 worthily, in a manner worthy of
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
callingκλήσεωςklēseōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2821 a calling, summons
you have receivedἐκλήθητεeklēthēteVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralG2564 I call, invite, name

Ephesians 4:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
withμετὰmetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
allπάσηςpasēsAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosynēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG5012 humility
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
gentlenessπραΰτητοςprautētosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4240 mildness, gentleness
withμετὰmetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothymiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3115 patience, forbearance
bearing withἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoiVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG430 I endure, bear with
one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnPersonal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG240 one another
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
loveἀγάπῃagapēNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG26 love

Ephesians 4:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
with diligenceσπουδάζοντεςspoudazontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG4704 I hasten
to preserveτηρεῖνtēreinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG5083 I keep, guard, observe
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
unityἑνότηταhenotētaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1775 oneness, unity
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
SpiritΠνεύματοςPneumatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit
throughἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
bondσυνδέσμῳsyndesmōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG4886 a band, bond
of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind

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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

Ephesians 4:3 1 Corinthians 1:10 · Colossians 3:13–15 · 1 Corinthians 12:12–13 · John 13:34 · Romans 14:17–19 · Hebrews 12:14 · 2 Corinthians 13:11 · John 17:21–23 · James 3:17–18 · 1 Thessalonians 5:13 · Ephesians 4:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.