Ephesians

Ephesians 5:31

³¹“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”^e

Footnotes

e 5:31 Genesis 2:24|GEN 2:24(see also LXX)

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Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For this reason	Ἀντὶ	Anti	Preposition	G473 instead of, for
a man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
will leave	καταλείψει	kataleipsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2641 I leave behind, abandon
his	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
mother	μητέρα	mētera	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3384 a mother
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
be united	προσκολληθήσεται	proskollēthēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4347 I join closely, cleave to
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
will become	ἔσονται	esontai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
one	μίαν	mian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
flesh	σάρκα	sarka	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body

Cross-references

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Genesis 2:24 · Matthew 19:5 · Mark 10:7–8 · 1 Corinthians 6:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.