Ephesians
Ephesians 5:7–11
7Therefore do not be partakers with them.
8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, 9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. 10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ephesians 5:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| be | γίνεσθε | ginesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| partakers | συμμέτοχοι | symmetochoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4830 jointly partaking |
| with them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Ephesians 5:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| you were | Ἦτε | Ēte | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| once | ποτε | pote | Particle | G4218 at one time or other |
| darkness | σκότος | skotos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4655 darkness |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| now | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| light | φῶς | phōs | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Walk | περιπατεῖτε | peripateite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| of light | φωτὸς | phōtos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
Ephesians 5:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| fruit | καρπὸς | karpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| light | φωτὸς | phōtos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| all | πάσῃ | pasē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| goodness | ἀγαθωσύνῃ | agathōsynē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G19 goodness |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνῃ | dikaiosynē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| truth | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
Ephesians 5:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test and prove | δοκιμάζοντες | dokimazontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| pleases | εὐάρεστον | euareston | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2101 acceptable, well-pleasing |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
Ephesians 5:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have no fellowship with | συνκοινωνεῖτε | synkoinōneite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4790 I have fellowship with |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| fruitless | ἀκάρποις | akarpois | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G175 unfruitful, barren |
| deeds | ἔργοις | ergois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| of darkness | σκότους | skotous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4655 darkness |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| rather | μᾶλλον | mallon | Adverb | G3123 more, rather |
| expose | ἐλέγχετε | elenchete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1651 I rebuke, expose |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 5:7 Revelation 18:4 · 1 Timothy 5:22 · Ephesians 5:11 · Numbers 16:26 · Proverbs 1:10–17 · Psalm 50:18 · Proverbs 13:20 · Proverbs 9:6
Ephesians 5:8 John 8:12 · 1 John 1:7 · John 12:46 · Acts 26:18 · Colossians 1:13 · 1 Peter 2:9–11 · Isaiah 42:6–7 · Ephesians 4:18 · John 12:36 · Isaiah 9:2 · Ephesians 2:2 · Isaiah 2:5
Ephesians 5:9 Galatians 5:22–23 · 3 John 1:11 · 1 John 3:9–10 · Ephesians 6:14 · Romans 15:14 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · Philippians 1:11 · Psalm 16:2–3 · 1 Peter 2:24–25 · Hebrews 11:33 · Romans 2:4 · 1 John 2:29
Ephesians 5:10 Romans 12:1–2 · Hebrews 12:28 · Psalm 19:14 · 1 Peter 2:5 · 1 Peter 2:20 · 1 Thessalonians 5:21 · Proverbs 21:3 · Philippians 1:10 · 1 Timothy 2:3 · Romans 14:18 · 1 Timothy 5:4 · Jeremiah 6:20
Ephesians 5:11 Romans 13:12 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · 2 Thessalonians 3:6 · 2 John 1:10–11 · Romans 16:17 · Revelation 18:4 · Titus 2:15 · Romans 6:21 · 2 Thessalonians 3:14 · Psalm 1:1–2 · 2 Timothy 3:5 · Galatians 6:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.