Greek Interlinear

Ephesians 5:31 Interlinear

For this cause leave a man father and mother and shall be joined unto wife and shall be they two one flesh

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ἀντὶG473Foropposite, i.e., instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
2τούτουG5127this causeof (from or concerning) this (person or thing)
3καταλείψειG2641leaveto leave down, i.e., behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining
4ἄνθρωποςG444a manman-faced, i.e., a human being
5τὸνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
6πατέραG3962fathera "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
7αὐτοῦG846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
8καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
9τὴνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10μητέραG3384mothera "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
11καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
12προσκολληθήσεταιG4347shall be joinedto glue to, i.e., (figuratively) to adhere
13πρὸςG4314untoa 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,
14τὴνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
15γυναῖκαG1135wifea woman; specially, a wife
16αὐτοῦG846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
17καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
18ἔσονταιG2071shall bewill be
19οἱG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
20δύοG1417they two"two"
21εἰςG1519oneto or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
22σάρκαG4561fleshflesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or
23μίανG1520one

Verse Context

Ephesians 5:30For members we are body his...
Ephesians 5:31 (current)For this cause leave a man father and mother and shall be joined unto wife and shall be they two one flesh
Ephesians 5:32 mystery This a great is I...

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