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Ephesians 5:17
| ← Ephesians 5:16 | Ephesians 5:17 (KJV) | Ephesians 5:18 → |
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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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And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
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Verse Text
WhereforeG1223 G5124 be yeG1096 notG3361 unwiseG878, butG235 understandingG4920 whatG5101 the willG2307 of the LordG2962 is.
διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ συνιέντες τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Κυρίου.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
διὰ |
dia | G1223 | PREP | Wherefore |
τοῦτο |
touto | G5124 | D-ASN | |
μὴ |
mē | G3361 | PRT-N | not |
γίνεσθε |
ginesthe | G1096 | V-PNM-2P | be ye |
ἄφρονες, |
aphrones | G878 | A-NPM | unwise |
ἀλλὰ |
alla | G235 | CONJ | but |
συνιέντες |
sunientes | G4920 | V-PAP-NPM | understanding |
τί |
ti | G5101 | I-NSN | what |
τὸ |
to | G3588 | T-NSN | the |
θέλημα |
thelēma | G2307 | N-NSN | will |
τοῦ |
tou | G3588 | T-GSM | of the |
Κυρίου. |
Kuriou | G2962 | N-GSM | Lord |
- G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): but, except — neuter plural of ἄλλος; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):--and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
- G878 — ἄφρων (áphrōn, af'-rone): senseless, foolish, inconsiderate — from Α (as a negative particle) and φρήν; properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving:--fool(-ish), unwise.
- G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
- G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
- G2307 — θέλημα (thélēma, thel'-ay-mah): will, wish, desire — from the prolonged form of θέλω; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:-- desire, pleasure, will.
- G2962 — κύριος (kýrios, koo'-ree-os): lord, Lord, master, sir — from (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
- G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
- G4920 — συνίημι (syníēmi, soon-ee'-ay-mee): I consider, understand — from σύν and (to send); to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously:-- consider, understand, be wise.
- G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
- G5124 — τοῦτο (toûto, too'-to): neuter singular nominative or accusative case of οὗτος; that thing:--here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
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.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- be — Ephesians 5:15, Colossians 4:5
- understanding — Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Kings 3:9-12, Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10, Psalms 119:27, Proverbs 2:5, Proverbs 14:8, Proverbs 23:23, Jeremiah 4:22, John 7:17, Romans 12:2, Colossians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:1-3, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Peter 4:2
Reciprocal references (16): Deuteronomy 9:3, 1 Samuel 18:5, 1 Chronicles 12:32, Ezra 7:18, Psalms 90:12, Psalms 119:45, Proverbs 4:26, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:15, Acts 8:30, Romans 16:19, 1 Corinthians 14:15, Ephesians 6:6, Colossians 3:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 2 Peter 1:5
Related Topics
- Nave’s: COMMANDMENTS, WISDOM
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