Ephesians

Ephesians 4:26–27

26“Be angry, yet do not sin.”d Do not let the sun set upon your anger, 27and do not give the devil a foothold.

Footnotes

  • d 4:26 Or “In your anger do not sin.”Psalm 4:4|PSA 4:4

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Ephesians 4:26

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
Be angryὈργίζεσθεOrgizestheVerb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralG3710 I irritate, provoke, am angry
yetκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
sinἁμαρτάνετεhamartaneteVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG264 I sin
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
sunἥλιοςhēliosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2246 the sun, sunlight
setἐπιδυέτωepidyetōVerb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1931 I sink, set
uponἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
yourὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
angerπαροργισμῷparorgismōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3950 exasperation, wrath

Ephesians 4:27

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
notμηδὲmēdeConjunctionG3366 and not, not even
giveδίδοτεdidoteVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG1325 I offer, give
theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
devilδιαβόλῳdiabolōAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
a footholdτόπονtoponNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5117 a place

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Ephesians 4:26 James 1:19 · Psalm 4:4 · Psalm 37:8 · Ephesians 4:31–32 · Ecclesiastes 7:9 · Proverbs 14:29 · Proverbs 19:11 · Romans 12:19–21 · Matthew 5:22 · Nehemiah 5:6–13 · Exodus 32:21–22 · Mark 3:5

Ephesians 4:27 James 4:7 · Ephesians 6:16 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Ephesians 6:11 · 2 Corinthians 2:10–11 · Acts 5:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.