Ephesians

Ephesians 4:17

¹⁷So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
this	Τοῦτο	Touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
insist	μαρτύρομαι	martyromai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G3143 I call to witness, testify, solemnly charge
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Lord	Κυρίῳ	Kyriō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
no longer	μηκέτι	mēketi	Adverb	G3371 no longer
walk	περιπατεῖν	peripatein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Gentiles	ἔθνη	ethnē	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
do	περιπατεῖ	peripatei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
futility	ματαιότητι	mataiotēti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3153 vanity, purposelessness
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
thinking	νοὸς	noos	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3563 the mind, reasoning faculty

Cross-references

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Romans 1:21 · 1 Peter 4:3–4 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2 · Colossians 3:5–8 · Ephesians 2:1–3 · 2 Peter 2:18 · Colossians 2:4 · Acts 14:15 · 1 Peter 1:18 · Acts 18:5 · Acts 20:21 · Jeremiah 42:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.