Greek Interlinear
Ephesians 4:14 Interlinear
“That no more we henceforth be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine and cunning craftiness the sleight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἵνα | G2443 | That | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 2 | μηκέτι | G3371 | no more | no further |
| 3 | ὦμεν | G5600 | we henceforth be | (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with g1487 and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be |
| 4 | νήπιοι | G3516 | children | not speaking, i.e., an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature christian |
| 5 | κλυδωνιζόμενοι | G2831 | tossed to and fro | to surge, i.e., (figuratively) to fluctuate |
| 6 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 7 | περιφερόμενοι | G4064 | carried about with | to convey around, i.e., transport hither and thither |
| 8 | παντὶ | G3956 | every | all, any, every, the whole |
| 9 | ἀνέμῳ | G417 | wind | wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth) |
| 10 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 11 | διδασκαλίας | G1319 | of doctrine | instruction (the function or the information) |
| 12 | ἐν | G1722 | and cunning craftiness | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 13 | τῇ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | κυβείᾳ | G2940 | the sleight | gambling, i.e., (figuratively) artifice or fraud |
| 15 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | ἀνθρώπων | G444 | of men | man-faced, i.e., a human being |
| 17 | ἐν | G1722 | and cunning craftiness | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 18 | πανουργίᾳ | G3834 | adroitness, i.e., (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry | |
| 19 | πρὸς | G4314 | whereby | a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, |
| 20 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 21 | μεθοδείαν | G3180 | they lie in wait | travelling over, i.e., travesty (trickery) |
| 22 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 23 | πλάνης | G4106 | to deceive | objectively, fraudulence; subjectively, a straying from orthodoxy or piety |
Verse Context
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Ephesians 4:14 (current)That no more we henceforth be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine and cunning craftiness the sleight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive
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