Ephesians 5:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Βλέπετε οὖν πῶς ἀκριβῶς περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι, ἀλλʼ ὡς σοφοί,

Transliteration

Blepete oun pōs akribōs peripateite, mē as asophoi, but as sophoi

Grammar Details

• *Blepete*: present imperative, active, 2nd plural - see/look/take heed [continuous command]
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/consequently
• *pōs*: adverb - how
• *akribōs*: adverb - carefully/accurately/diligently
• *peripateite*: present, active, indicative, 2nd plural - you walk/conduct yourselves
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *asophoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - unwise ones
• *sophoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - wise ones

Word Meanings

• *Blepete*: see/look/take heed/beware
• *pōs*: how/in what manner
• *akribōs*: carefully/accurately/diligently/precisely
• *peripateite*: you walk/live/conduct yourselves
• *asophoi*: unwise ones/foolish
• *sophoi*: wise ones/prudent

Referenced Verses

• Col 4:5 : 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
• Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;
• 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
• 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the {G2513} heart fervently:
• Rev 19:10 : 10 And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned [them] on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape] who turn away from him that [warneth] from heaven:
• Col 1:9 : 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and None understanding,
• 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward {G3956} all.
• Job 2:10 : 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
• Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
• Matt 8:4 : 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• Matt 25:2 : 2 And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
• Matt 27:4 : 4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it].
• Matt 27:24 : 24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye [to it].
• Luke 24:25 : 25 And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
• 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
• Gal 3:1 : 1 O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified?
• Gal 3:3 : 3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now perfected in the flesh?
• Eph 5:33 : 33 Nevertheless do {G2596} ye also severally {G3779} love each one his own wife even as himself; and [let] the wife [see] that she fear her husband.
• Ps 73:22 : 22 So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee.
• Exod 23:13 : 13 And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
• 2 Sam 24:10 : 10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto Jehovah, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: but now, O Jehovah, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
• Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.