Ephesians
Ephesians 5:23
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 11:3–10 · Colossians 1:18 · Ephesians 5:25–26 · Ephesians 1:22–23 · Ephesians 4:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.