Ephesians 4:20

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{ "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" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως ἐμάθετε τὸν Χριστόν·

Transliteration

You de not houtōs emathete the Christon;

Grammar Details

• 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

Word Meanings

• *houtōs*: in this way/thus/so
• *emathete*: learned/came to know
• *Christon*: Christ/Anointed One

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But that is not the way you learned Christ,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But ye have not so learned Christ;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But you have not so learned Christ,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But ye have not so learned Christ;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But ye did not so learn Christ;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But ye have not so learned Christ;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But ye have not so learned Christ

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ye haue not so learned Christ,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But yee haue not so learned Christ,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But ye haue not so learned Christe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But ye have not so learned Christ;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you did not learn Christ that way;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye did not so learn the Christ,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye did not so learn Christ;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye did not so learn Christ;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you did not learn Christ that way;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you did not learn about Christ like this,

Referenced Verses

• Titus 2:11-14 : 11 { "verseID": "Titus.2.11", "source": "Ἐπεφάνη γὰρ ἡ χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ σωτήριος πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις,", "text": "*Epephanē gar* the *charis* of the *Theou* the *sōtērios pasin anthrōpois*,", "grammar": { "*Epephanē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - appeared/was manifested", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*charis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - grace/favor", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*sōtērios*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - bringing salvation", "*pasin*": "dative, masculine, plural, adjective - to all", "*anthrōpois*": "dative, masculine, plural - men/people" }, "variants": { "*Epephanē*": "appeared/was manifested/was revealed", "*charis*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*sōtērios*": "bringing salvation/saving/delivering", "*anthrōpois*": "men/people/mankind/humanity" } } 12 { "verseID": "Titus.2.12", "source": "Παιδεύουσα ἡμᾶς ἵνα, ἀρνησάμενοι τὴν ἀσέβειαν καὶ τὰς κοσμικὰς ἐπιθυμίας, σωφρόνως, καὶ δικαίως, καὶ εὐσεβῶς, ζήσωμεν ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι·", "text": "*Paideuousa hēmas hina*, *arnēsamenoi* the *asebeian* and the *kosmikas epithumias*, *sōphronōs*, and *dikaiōs*, and *eusebōs*, *zēsōmen* in the *nun aiōni*;", "grammar": { "*Paideuousa*": "present active participle, nominative feminine singular - training/instructing", "*hēmas*": "accusative, plural, personal pronoun - us", "*hina*": "subordinate conjunction - so that/in order that", "*arnēsamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having denied/rejected", "*asebeian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - ungodliness/impiety", "*kosmikas*": "accusative, feminine, plural, adjective - worldly", "*epithumias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - desires/passions", "*sōphronōs*": "adverb - sensibly/self-controlled", "*dikaiōs*": "adverb - righteously/justly", "*eusebōs*": "adverb - godly/piously", "*zēsōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural - we might live", "*nun*": "adverb - now/present", "*aiōni*": "dative, masculine, singular - age/world" }, "variants": { "*Paideuousa*": "training/instructing/disciplining", "*arnēsamenoi*": "having denied/rejected/renounced", "*asebeian*": "ungodliness/impiety/wickedness", "*kosmikas*": "worldly/pertaining to this world", "*epithumias*": "desires/passions/lusts", "*sōphronōs*": "sensibly/self-controlled/soberly", "*dikaiōs*": "righteously/justly/fairly", "*eusebōs*": "godly/piously/devoutly", "*zēsōmen*": "we might live/should live", "*aiōni*": "age/world/era" } } 13 { "verseID": "Titus.2.13", "source": "Προσδεχόμενοι τὴν μακαρίαν ἐλπίδα, καὶ ἐπιφάνειαν τῆς δόξης τοῦ μεγάλου Θεοῦ καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·", "text": "*Prosdechomenoi* the *makarian elpida*, and *epiphaneian* of the *doxēs* of the *megalou Theou* and *Sōtēros hēmōn Iēsou Christou*;", "grammar": { "*Prosdechomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - awaiting/expecting", "*makarian*": "accusative, feminine, singular, adjective - blessed/happy", "*elpida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hope", "*epiphaneian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - appearing/manifestation", "*doxēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - glory/splendor", "*megalou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, adjective - great", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*Sōtēros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Savior", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, plural, personal pronoun - our/of us", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ/Messiah" }, "variants": { "*Prosdechomenoi*": "awaiting/expecting/looking for", "*makarian*": "blessed/happy", "*elpida*": "hope/expectation", "*epiphaneian*": "appearing/manifestation/revelation", "*doxēs*": "glory/splendor/majesty", "*megalou*": "great/mighty", "*Sōtēros*": "Savior/Deliverer", "*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" } } 14 { "verseID": "Titus.2.14", "source": "Ὃς ἔδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα λυτρώσηται ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀνομίας, καὶ καθαρίσῃ ἑαυτῷ λαὸν περιούσιον, ζηλωτὴν καλῶν ἔργων.", "text": "*Hos edōken heauton huper hēmōn*, *hina lutrōsētai hēmas apo pasēs anomias*, and *katharisē heautō laon periousion*, *zēlōtēn kalōn ergōn*.", "grammar": { "*Hos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - who", "*edōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - gave", "*heauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - himself", "*huper*": "preposition + genitive - on behalf of/for", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, plural, personal pronoun - of us/our", "*hina*": "subordinate conjunction - so that/in order that", "*lutrōsētai*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might redeem", "*hēmas*": "accusative, plural, personal pronoun - us", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*pasēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular, adjective - all/every", "*anomias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - lawlessness/iniquity", "*katharisē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might cleanse/purify", "*heautō*": "dative, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - for himself", "*laon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - people", "*periousion*": "accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - special possession/treasured", "*zēlōtēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - zealous/eager", "*kalōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural, adjective - good/noble", "*ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*edōken*": "gave/granted", "*huper*": "on behalf of/for/for the sake of", "*lutrōsētai*": "he might redeem/ransom/deliver", "*anomias*": "lawlessness/iniquity/wickedness", "*katharisē*": "he might cleanse/purify/make clean", "*laon*": "people/nation", "*periousion*": "special possession/treasured/peculiar/his own", "*zēlōtēn*": "zealous/eager/enthusiastic", "*kalōn*": "good/noble/excellent", "*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions" } }
• John 6:45 : 45 { "verseID": "John.6.45", "source": "Ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τοῖς προφήταις, Καὶ ἔσονται πάντες διδακτοὶ Θεοῦ. Πᾶς οὖν ὁ ἀκούσας, παρὰ τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ μαθών, ἔρχεται πρός με.", "text": "*Estin* *gegrammenon* in the *prophētais*, And *esontai* all *didaktoi* of *Theos*. Every *oun* the one having *akousas*, from the *Patros* and having *mathōn*, *erchetai* *pros* me.", "grammar": { "*Estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*gegrammenon*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having been written", "*prophētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*esontai*": "future indicative, 3rd plural - they will be", "*didaktoi*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - taught", "*Theos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then", "*akousas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard", "*Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Father", "*mathōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having learned", "*erchetai*": "present indicative middle, 3rd singular - comes", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward" }, "variants": { "*Estin*": "is/exists", "*gegrammenon*": "written/inscribed", "*prophētais*": "prophets", "*didaktoi*": "taught/instructed", "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*akousas*": "heard/listened to", "*mathōn*": "learned/understood", "*erchetai*": "comes/approaches", "*pros*": "to/toward/with" } }
• Rom 6:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Romans.6.1", "source": "¶Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; Ἐπιμενοῦμεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσῃ;", "text": "*Ti oun eroumen*? *Epimenοumen* the *hamartia*, *hina* the *charis pleonasē*?", "grammar": { "*Ti*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative/accusative, neuter, singular - what", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*eroumen*": "future active indicative, 1st person plural - we will say", "*Epimenοumen*": "future active indicative, 1st person plural - we will continue/persist", "*hamartia*": "dative, feminine, singular - sin/error", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction expressing purpose - so that/in order that", "*charis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - grace/favor", "*pleonasē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might abound/increase" }, "variants": { "*Epimenοumen*": "shall we continue/persist/remain", "*hamartia*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*charis*": "grace/favor/goodwill/blessing", "*pleonasē*": "might abound/increase/multiply" } } 2 { "verseID": "Romans.6.2", "source": "Μὴ γένοιτο. Οἵτινες ἀπεθάνομεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, Πῶς ἔτι ζήσομεν ἐν αὐτῇ;", "text": "*Mē genoito*. *Hoitines apethanomen* the *hamartia*, *Pōs eti zēsomen* in *autē*?", "grammar": { "*Mē genoito*": "aorist middle optative, 3rd person singular with negative particle - may it not be/let it not be", "*Hoitines*": "indefinite relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - whoever/those who", "*apethanomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we died", "*hamartia*": "dative, feminine, singular - sin/error", "*Pōs*": "interrogative adverb - how", "*eti*": "adverb - still/yet", "*zēsomen*": "future active indicative, 1st person plural - we will live", "*autē*": "personal pronoun, dative, feminine, singular - it/her" }, "variants": { "*Mē genoito*": "by no means/certainly not/God forbid", "*apethanomen*": "died/died to", "*hamartia*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*eti*": "still/yet/longer" } }
• Matt 11:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.29", "source": "Ἄρατε τὸν ζυγόν μου ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς, καὶ μάθετε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ· ὅτι πρᾷός εἰμι καὶ ταπεινὸς τῇ καρδίᾳ: καὶ εὑρήσετε ἀνάπαυσιν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν.", "text": "*Arate* the *zygon* of me upon you, and *mathete* from me; because *praos* I am and *tapeinos* in the *kardia*: and you will *heurēsete* *anapausin* for the *psychais* of you.", "grammar": { "*Arate*": "aorist imperative, active, 2nd plural - take up", "*zygon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - yoke", "*mathete*": "aorist imperative, active, 2nd plural - learn", "*praos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - gentle/meek", "*tapeinos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - humble/lowly", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart", "*heurēsete*": "future, active, 2nd plural - you will find", "*anapausin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - rest", "*psychais*": "dative, feminine, plural - souls" }, "variants": { "*Arate*": "take up/lift", "*zygon*": "yoke/joining", "*mathete*": "learn/be instructed", "*praos*": "gentle/meek/mild", "*tapeinos*": "humble/lowly/meek", "*kardia*": "heart/inner self", "*heurēsete*": "you will find/discover", "*anapausin*": "rest/relief/refreshment", "*psychais*": "souls/lives/selves" } }
• Luke 24:47 : 47 { "verseID": "Luke.24.47", "source": "Καὶ κηρυχθῆναι ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ μετάνοιαν καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἀρξάμενον ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλήμ.", "text": "And *kērychthēnai epi tō onomati* of him *metanoian* and *aphesin hamartiōn eis panta ta ethnē*, *arxamenon apo Ierousalēm*.", "grammar": { "*kērychthēnai*": "aorist infinitive, passive - to be proclaimed/preached", "*epi*": "preposition + dative - on/in", "*tō onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - the name", "*metanoian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - repentance", "*aphesin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - forgiveness/remission", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of sins", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/unto", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all", "*ta ethnē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the nations/Gentiles", "*arxamenon*": "aorist participle, middle, accusative, neuter, singular - beginning", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*Ierousalēm*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*kērychthēnai*": "to be proclaimed/preached/announced", "*epi tō onomati*": "in/on the name", "*metanoian*": "repentance/change of mind", "*aphesin*": "forgiveness/remission/release", "*hamartiōn*": "of sins/wrongdoings", "*ta ethnē*": "the nations/Gentiles/peoples", "*arxamenon*": "beginning/starting" } }
• 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.5.14", "source": "Ἡ γὰρ ἀγάπη τοῦ Χριστοῦ συνέχει ἡμᾶς· κρίναντας τοῦτο, ὅτι εἰ εἷς ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν, ἄρα οἱ πάντες ἀπέθανον:", "text": "The *gar* *agapē* of the *Christou* *synechei* us; having *krinantas* this, that if one for all *apethanen*, then the all *apethanon*:", "grammar": { "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because [explanatory]", "*agapē*": "noun, nominative feminine singular - love", "*Christou*": "noun, genitive masculine singular - of Christ", "*synechei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - compels/constrains/controls", "*krinantas*": "aorist active participle, accusative masculine plural - having judged/concluded", "*apethanen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - died", "*apethanon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - died" }, "variants": { "*agapē*": "love/charity/benevolence", "*synechei*": "compels/constrains/controls/urges", "*krinantas*": "having judged/concluded/determined", "*apethanen*": "died/passed away", "*apethanon*": "died/passed away" } } 15 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.5.15", "source": "Καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν, ἵνα οἱ ζῶντες μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν, ἀλλὰ τῷ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντι, καὶ ἐγερθέντι.", "text": "*Kai* for all he *apethanen*, so that those *zōntes* no longer for themselves might *zōsin*, *alla* for the one for them having *apothanonti*, *kai* having been *egerthenti*.", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and/also", "*apethanen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - died", "*zōntes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - living", "*zōsin*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might live", "*alla*": "conjunction - but/rather", "*apothanonti*": "aorist active participle, dative masculine singular - having died", "*egerthenti*": "aorist passive participle, dative masculine singular - having been raised" }, "variants": { "*apethanen*": "died/passed away", "*zōntes*": "living/alive/surviving", "*zōsin*": "they might live/be alive/conduct life", "*apothanonti*": "having died/passed away", "*egerthenti*": "having been raised/resurrected" } }
• 1 John 2:27 : 27 { "verseID": "1 John.2.27", "source": "Καὶ ὑμεῖς τὸ χρῖσμα ὃ ἐλάβετε ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν μένει, καὶ οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε ἵνα τις διδάσκῃ ὑμᾶς: ἀλλʼ ὡς τὸ αὐτὸ χρῖσμα διδάσκει ὑμᾶς περὶ πάντων, καὶ ἀληθές ἐστιν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ψεῦδος, καὶ καθὼς ἐδίδαξεν ὑμᾶς, μενεῖτε ἐν αὐτῷ.", "text": "And you the *chrisma ho elabete ap'* him in you *menei*, and not *chreian echete hina* anyone *didaskē* you: *all' hōs* the same *chrisma didaskei* you *peri pantōn*, and *alēthes estin*, and not *estin pseudos*, and just as it *edidaxen* you, you will *meneite* in him.", "grammar": { "*chrisma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - anointing/unction", "*ho*": "accusative, neuter, singular, relative pronoun - which", "*elabete*": "aorist, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you received", "*ap'*": "contraction of *apo* - from", "*menei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - remains/abides", "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need/necessity", "*echete*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you have", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction introducing purpose - that/so that", "*didaskē*": "present, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - might teach", "*all'*": "contraction of *alla* - but/rather", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/just as", "*didaskei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - teaches", "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - concerning/about", "*pantōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - all things", "*alēthes*": "nominative, neuter, singular - true/genuine", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is", "*pseudos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - lie/falsehood", "*edidaxen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - taught", "*meneite*": "future, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you will remain/abide" }, "variants": { "*chrisma*": "anointing/unction/endowment", "*elabete*": "received/obtained/accepted", "*menei*": "remains/abides/stays/continues", "*chreian*": "need/necessity/requirement", "*didaskē*": "might teach/instruct/inform", "*hōs*": "as/just as/like/in the same way that", "*didaskei*": "teaches/instructs/informs", "*pantōn*": "all things/everything/all matters", "*alēthes*": "true/genuine/valid/reliable", "*pseudos*": "lie/falsehood/deception", "*edidaxen*": "taught/instructed/informed", "*meneite*": "will remain/abide/stay/continue" } }