Ephesians

Ephesians 6:4

⁴Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fathers	πατέρες	pateres	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
provoke	παροργίζετε	parorgizete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3949 I provoke to anger, exasperate
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
bring them up	ἐκτρέφετε	ektrephete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1625 I nourish, nurture, bring up
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
discipline	παιδείᾳ	paideia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3809 discipline
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
instruction	νουθεσίᾳ	nouthesia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3559 a warning, admonition
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.