Ephesians

Ephesians 5:22–24

²²Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. ²³For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. ²⁴Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

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Ephesians 5:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wives	γυναῖκες	gynaikes	Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
to	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
your	ἰδίοις	idiois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G2398 one's own, private, personal
husbands	ἀνδράσιν	andrasin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
to the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίῳ	Kyriō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

Ephesians 5:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
husband	ἀνήρ	anēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
head	κεφαλὴ	kephalē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2776 the head
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
wife	γυναικὸς	gynaikos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
Christ	Χριστὸς	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
head	κεφαλὴ	kephalē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2776 the head
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίας	ekklēsias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
body	σώματος	sōmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
He	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Savior	σωτὴρ	sōtēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver

Ephesians 5:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησία	ekklēsia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
submits	ὑποτάσσεται	hypotassetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G5293 I place under, subject to
to Christ	Χριστῷ	Christō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
so	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
wives	γυναῖκες	gynaikes	Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
to their	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
husbands	ἀνδράσιν	andrasin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
everything	παντί	panti	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Cross-references

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Ephesians 5:22 Colossians 3:18–4:1 · 1 Peter 3:1–6 · Titus 2:5 · Genesis 3:16 · Esther 1:20 · Ephesians 5:22–6:9 · 1 Timothy 2:11–12 · Esther 1:16–18 · 1 Corinthians 14:34

Ephesians 5:23 1 Corinthians 11:3–10 · Colossians 1:18 · Ephesians 5:25–26 · Ephesians 1:22–23 · Ephesians 4:15

Ephesians 5:24 Ephesians 5:33 · Colossians 3:20 · Titus 2:7 · Titus 2:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.