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Ephesians 5:23

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← Ephesians 5:22	Ephesians 5:23 (KJV)	Ephesians 5:24 →
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.	For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.	Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G3754 the husband^G435 is^G2076 the head^G2776 of the wife^G1135, even^G2532 as Christ^G5547 is the head^G2776 of the church^G1577: and^G2532 he^G846 is^G2076 the saviour^G4990 of the body^G4983.

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Original Greek

ὅτι ὁ ἀνήρ ἐστι κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς, ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐστι σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	For
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
ἀνήρ	anēr	G435	N-NSM	husband
ἐστι	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
κεφαλὴ	kephalē	G2776	N-NSF	the head
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	of the
γυναικὸς,	gunaikos	G1135	N-GSF	wife
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	as
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	even
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
Χριστὸς	Christos	G5547	N-NSM	Christ
κεφαλὴ	kephalē	G2776	N-NSF	is the head
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	of the
ἐκκλησίας,	ekklēsias	G1577	N-GSF	church
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
αὐτὸς	autos	G846	P-NSM	he
ἐστι	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
σωτὴρ	sōtēr	G4990	N-NSM	saviour
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	of the
σώματος.	sōmatos	G4983	N-GSN	body

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1577 — ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah): an assembly, congregation, church — from a compound of ἐκ and a derivative of καλέω; a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):--assembly, church.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2776 — κεφαλή (kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'): the head — from the primary (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:--head.
• 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.
• G4983 — σῶμα (sōma, so'-mah): body, flesh — from σώζω; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively:--bodily, body, slave.
• G4990 — σωτήρ (sōtḗr, so-tare'): a savior, deliverer, preserver — from σώζω; a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ:--saviour.
• G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

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.
• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• even — Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 4:15, Colossians 1:18
• he — Acts 20:28, Ephesians 5:25-26, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Revelation 5:9
• husband — 1 Corinthians 11:3-10

Reciprocal references (8): Hosea 2:19, Romans 7:4, Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Corinthians 6:15, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Titus 2:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHURCH, THE
• Torrey’s: CHRIST, THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH, CHURCH, THE, HUSBANDS, SALVATION, TITLES AND NAMES OF CHRIST
• Nave’s: CHURCH, FAMILY, HUSBAND, JESUS, THE CHRIST, WIFE

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