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Ephesians 5:16
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See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
RedeemingG1805 the timeG2540, becauseG3754 the daysG2250 areG1526 evilG4190.
Original Greek
ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσι.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ἐξαγοραζόμενοι |
exagorazomenoi | G1805 | V-PMP-NPM | Redeeming |
τὸν |
ton | G3588 | T-ASM | the |
καιρόν, |
kairon | G2540 | N-ASM | time |
ὅτι |
hoti | G3754 | CONJ | because |
αἱ |
hai | G3588 | T-NPF | the |
ἡμέραι |
hēmerai | G2250 | N-NPF | days |
πονηραί |
ponērai | G4190 | A-NPF | evil |
εἰσι. |
eisi | G1526 | V-PAI-3P | are |
Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)
Strong's References
- G1526 — εἰσί (eisí, i-see'): 3rd person plural present indicative of εἰμί; they are:--agree, are, be, dure, X is, were.
- G1805 — ἐξαγοράζω (exagorázō, ex-ag-or-ad'-zo): I ransom, redeem — from ἐκ and ἀγοράζω; to buy up, i.e. ransom; figuratively, to rescue from loss (improve opportunity):--redeem.
- G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
- G2540 — καιρός (kairós, kahee-ros'): fitting season, opportunity, time — of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. set or proper time:--X always, opportunity, (convenient, due) season, (due, short, while) time, a while. Compare χρόνος.
- G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
- G4190 — πονηρός (ponērós, pon-ay-ros'): evil, bad, wicked — from a derivative of πόνος; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from κακός, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from σαπρός, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners:--bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness). See also πονηρότερος.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
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