Ephesians

Ephesians 5:22–25

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.

25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

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Ephesians 5:22

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WivesγυναῖκεςgynaikesNoun - Vocative Feminine PluralG1135 a woman, wife, my lady
toτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
yourἰδίοιςidioisAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG2398 one's own, private, personal
husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG435 a male human being, a man
asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
to theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
LordΚυρίῳKyriōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

Ephesians 5:23

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
husbandἀνήρanērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG435 a male human being, a man
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
headκεφαλὴkephalēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2776 the head
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
wifeγυναικὸςgynaikosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1135 a woman, wife, my lady
asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
ChristΧριστὸςChristosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
headκεφαλὴkephalēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG2776 the head
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1577 an assembly, congregation, church
bodyσώματοςsōmatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4983 body, flesh
HeαὐτὸςautosPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
SaviorσωτὴρsōtērNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver

Ephesians 5:24

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
NowἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
theἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1577 an assembly, congregation, church
submitsὑποτάσσεταιhypotassetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG5293 I place under, subject to
to ChristΧριστῷChristōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
soοὕτωςhoutōsAdverbG3779 thus, so, in this manner
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
wivesγυναῖκεςgynaikesNoun - Vocative Feminine PluralG1135 a woman, wife, my lady
to theirτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG435 a male human being, a man
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
everythingπαντίpantiAdjective - Dative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Ephesians 5:25

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
HusbandsἄνδρεςandresNoun - Vocative Masculine PluralG435 a male human being, a man
loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateVerb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG25 I love
wivesγυναῖκαςgynaikasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG1135 a woman, wife, my lady
justκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
asκαθὼςkathōsAdverbG2531 just as, as
ChristΧριστὸςChristosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG25 I love
theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1577 an assembly, congregation, church
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
gave Himself upπαρέδωκενparedōkenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
forὑπὲρhyperPrepositionG5228 in behalf of, above
herαὐτῆςautēsPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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

Ephesians 5:25 1 Peter 3:7 · Colossians 3:19 · Ephesians 5:28 · Genesis 2:24 · Ephesians 5:33 · Ephesians 5:2 · Galatians 1:4 · Revelation 5:9 · Galatians 2:20 · Matthew 20:28 · Proverbs 5:18–19 · Revelation 1:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.