20{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.20",
"source": "Ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως ἐμάθετε τὸν Χριστόν·",
"text": "You *de* not *houtōs emathete* the *Christon*;",
"grammar": {
"You": "nominative plural - you (emphatic)",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/however",
"*houtōs*": "adverb - in this way/thus",
"*emathete*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd plural - you learned",
"*Christon*": "accusative masculine singular - Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*houtōs*": "in this way/thus/so",
"*emathete*": "learned/came to know",
"*Christon*": "Christ/Anointed One"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.21",
"source": "Εἴ γε αὐτὸν ἠκούσατε, καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε, καθώς ἐστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ:",
"text": "If indeed *auton ēkousate*, and in *autō edidachthēte*, *kathōs estin alētheia* in the *Iēsou*:",
"grammar": {
"If indeed": "conditional particle with emphatic particle - if indeed/since",
"*auton*": "accusative masculine singular - him",
"*ēkousate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd plural - you heard",
"*autō*": "dative masculine singular - in him",
"*edidachthēte*": "aorist passive indicative, 2nd plural - you were taught",
"*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/even as",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*alētheia*": "nominative feminine singular - truth",
"*Iēsou*": "dative masculine singular - in Jesus"
},
"variants": {
"*auton*": "him (Christ)",
"*ēkousate*": "heard/listened to",
"*edidachthēte*": "were taught/instructed",
"*alētheia*": "truth/reality",
"*Iēsou*": "Jesus"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.22",
"source": "Ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης·",
"text": "To *apothesthai* you according to the former *anastrophēn* the *palaion anthrōpon*, the one being *phtheiromenon* according to the *epithymias* of the *apatēs*;",
"grammar": {
"*apothesthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to put off/lay aside",
"you": "accusative plural - you (as subject of infinitive)",
"former": "accusative feminine singular - former/previous",
"*anastrophēn*": "accusative feminine singular - conduct/manner of life",
"*palaion*": "accusative masculine singular - old",
"*anthrōpon*": "accusative masculine singular - man/person",
"*phtheiromenon*": "present passive participle, accusative masculine singular - being corrupted/destroyed",
"*epithymias*": "accusative feminine plural - desires/lusts",
"*apatēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of deceit/deception"
},
"variants": {
"*apothesthai*": "put off/lay aside/remove",
"*anastrophēn*": "conduct/manner of life/behavior",
"*palaion anthrōpon*": "old man/old self/former nature",
"*phtheiromenon*": "being corrupted/destroyed/ruined",
"*epithymias*": "desires/lusts/cravings",
"*apatēs*": "deceit/deception/seduction"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.23",
"source": "Ἀνανεοῦσθαι δὲ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν·",
"text": "To be *ananeousthai* *de* in the *pneumati* of the *noos* of you;",
"grammar": {
"*ananeousthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be renewed",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but",
"*pneumati*": "dative neuter singular - in spirit",
"*noos*": "genitive masculine singular - of mind"
},
"variants": {
"*ananeousthai*": "be renewed/made new",
"*pneumati*": "spirit/inner being",
"*noos*": "mind/understanding/intellect"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.24",
"source": "Καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸν κατὰ Θεὸν κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.",
"text": "And to *endysasthai* the *kainon anthrōpon*, the one according to *Theon ktisthenta* in *dikaiosynē* and *hosiotēti* of the *alētheias*.",
"grammar": {
"*endysasthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to put on",
"*kainon*": "accusative masculine singular - new",
"*anthrōpon*": "accusative masculine singular - man/person",
"*Theon*": "accusative masculine singular - God",
"*ktisthenta*": "aorist passive participle, accusative masculine singular - having been created",
"*dikaiosynē*": "dative feminine singular - in righteousness",
"*hosiotēti*": "dative feminine singular - in holiness",
"*alētheias*": "genitive feminine singular - of truth"
},
"variants": {
"*endysasthai*": "put on/clothe oneself with",
"*kainon anthrōpon*": "new man/new self/new nature",
"*ktisthenta*": "having been created/formed/made",
"*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice",
"*hosiotēti*": "holiness/piety",
"*alētheias*": "truth/reality"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.25",
"source": "Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος, λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ: ὅτι ἐσμὲν ἀλλήλων μέλη.",
"text": "Therefore *apothemenoi* the *pseudos*, *laleite alētheian* each with the *plēsion* of him: for we *esmen* of one another *melē*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dio*": "conjunction - therefore/for this reason",
"*apothemenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having put away",
"*pseudos*": "accusative neuter singular - falsehood/lie",
"*laleite*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - speak",
"*alētheian*": "accusative feminine singular - truth",
"*plēsion*": "genitive masculine singular - neighbor",
"*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st plural - we are",
"*melē*": "nominative neuter plural - members"
},
"variants": {
"*apothemenoi*": "having put away/laid aside",
"*pseudos*": "falsehood/lie/deception",
"*laleite*": "speak/tell",
"*alētheian*": "truth/reality",
"*plēsion*": "neighbor/fellow person",
"*melē*": "members/parts/limbs"
}
}