Ephesians
Ephesians 5:11–12
11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
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Ephesians 5:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have no fellowship with | συνκοινωνεῖτε | synkoinōneite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4790 I have fellowship with |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| fruitless | ἀκάρποις | akarpois | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G175 unfruitful, barren |
| deeds | ἔργοις | ergois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| of darkness | σκότους | skotous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4655 darkness |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| rather | μᾶλλον | mallon | Adverb | G3123 more, rather |
| expose | ἐλέγχετε | elenchete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1651 I rebuke, expose |
Ephesians 5:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| it is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| shameful | αἰσχρόν | aischron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G150 base, disgraceful |
| even | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to mention | λέγειν | legein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3004 I say, speak |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| do | γινόμενα | ginomena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| in secret | κρυφῇ | kryphē | Adverb | G2931 in secret, secretly |
Cross-references
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Ephesians 5:11 Romans 13:12 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · 2 Thessalonians 3:6 · 2 John 1:10–11 · Romans 16:17 · Revelation 18:4 · Titus 2:15 · Romans 6:21 · 2 Thessalonians 3:14 · Psalm 1:1–2 · 2 Timothy 3:5 · Galatians 6:8
Ephesians 5:12 Ephesians 5:3 · Romans 2:16 · Jeremiah 23:24 · Ecclesiastes 12:14 · 2 Samuel 12:12 · Revelation 20:12 · 1 Peter 4:3 · Proverbs 9:17 · Romans 1:24–27 · Luke 12:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.