Ephesians

Ephesians 5:8–14

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. ¹²For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. ¹³But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,^b for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself. ¹⁴So it is said:

“Wake up, O sleeper,

rise up from the dead,

and Christ will shine on you.”

Footnotes

b 5:13 SBL begins verse 14 after visible,

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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

Ephesians 5:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
shameful	αἰσχρόν	aischron	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G150 base, disgraceful
even	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to mention	λέγειν	legein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3004 I say, speak
what	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
do	γινόμενα	ginomena	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
in secret	κρυφῇ	kryphē	Adverb	G2931 in secret, secretly

Ephesians 5:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
everything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
exposed	ἐλεγχόμενα	elenchomena	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1651 I rebuke, expose
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
light	φωτὸς	phōtos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light
becomes visible	φανεροῦται	phaneroutai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
everything	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
that	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
is illuminated	φανερούμενον	phaneroumenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest
becomes	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a light	φῶς	phōs	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light

Ephesians 5:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	διὸ	dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
it is said	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Wake up	Ἔγειρε	Egeire	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
O	ὁ	ho	Article - Vocative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sleeper	καθεύδων	katheudōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2518 I sleep, am sleeping
rise up	ἀνάστα	anasta	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G450 I raise up, set up, rise from
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
dead	νεκρῶν	nekrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Christ	Χριστός	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
will shine on	ἐπιφαύσει	epiphausei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2017 I shine upon, give light to
you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you