Ephesians

Ephesians 5:25–26

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her ²⁶to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

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Ephesians 5:25

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Husbands	ἄνδρες	andres	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
love	ἀγαπᾶτε	agapate	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G25 I love
wives	γυναῖκας	gynaikas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
just	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
Christ	Χριστὸς	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
loved	ἠγάπησεν	ēgapēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G25 I love
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
gave Himself up	παρέδωκεν	paredōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
her	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Ephesians 5:26

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
sanctify	ἁγιάσῃ	hagiasē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G37 I make holy, sanctify
her	αὐτὴν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
cleansing	καθαρίσας	katharisas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2511 I make clean
by the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
washing	λουτρῷ	loutrō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3067 a bath, washing, baptism
with water	ὕδατος	hydatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5204 water
through	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
word	ῥήματι	rhēmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4487 a thing spoken

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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

Ephesians 5:26 Hebrews 10:22 · John 15:3 · Ezekiel 36:25 · John 3:5 · John 17:17–19 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · Titus 3:5–7 · 1 Peter 1:22–23 · Ephesians 6:17 · 1 John 5:6 · Titus 2:14 · Zechariah 13:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.