Greek Interlinear
Ephesians 5:17 Interlinear
“Wherefore not be ye unwise but understanding what the will of the Lord”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | διὰ | G1223 | Wherefore | through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) |
| 2 | τοῦτο | G5124 | that thing | |
| 3 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 4 | γίνεσθε | G1096 | be ye | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 5 | ἄφρονες | G878 | unwise | properly, mindless, i.e., stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving |
| 6 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 7 | συνιέντες | G4920 | understanding | to put together, i.e., (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously |
| 8 | τί | G5101 | what | an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) |
| 9 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | θέλημα | G2307 | the will | a determination (properly, the thing), i.e., (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination |
| 11 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 12 | κυρίου | G2962 | of the Lord | supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title) |
Verse Context
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