Eph 5:8-9 : 8 {
"verseID": "Ephesians.5.8",
"source": "Ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν Κυρίῳ: ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε:",
"text": "*Ēte gar pote skotos*, *nyn de phōs* in *Kyriō*: as *tekna phōtos peripateite*",
"grammar": {
"*Ēte*": "imperfect, indicative, 2nd plural - you were",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*pote*": "adverb - once/formerly",
"*skotos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - darkness",
"*nyn*": "adverb - now",
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light",
"*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Lord",
"*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children",
"*phōtos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of light",
"*peripateite*": "present imperative, active, 2nd plural - walk/conduct yourselves [continuous command]"
},
"variants": {
"*Ēte*": "you were",
"*pote*": "once/formerly/at one time",
"*skotos*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*phōs*": "light/illumination",
"*Kyriō*": "Lord/Master",
"*tekna*": "children/offspring",
"*peripateite*": "walk/live/conduct yourselves"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Ephesians.5.9",
"source": "(Ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ Πνεύματος ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ·)",
"text": "(The *gar karpos* of the *Pneumatos* [is] in all *agathōsynē* and *dikaiosynē* and *alētheia*)",
"grammar": {
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*karpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fruit",
"*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the Spirit",
"*pasē*": "dative, feminine, singular - all/every",
"*agathōsynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - goodness",
"*dikaiosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - righteousness",
"*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth"
},
"variants": {
"*karpos*": "fruit/produce/result",
"*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/spirit/breath",
"*agathōsynē*": "goodness/virtue/generosity",
"*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice",
"*alētheia*": "truth/reality"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Ephesians.5.10",
"source": "Δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ Κυρίῳ.",
"text": "*Dokimazontes* what *estin euareston* to the *Kyriō*",
"grammar": {
"*Dokimazontes*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - proving/testing",
"*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*euareston*": "nominative, neuter, singular - well-pleasing/acceptable",
"*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Lord"
},
"variants": {
"*Dokimazontes*": "proving/testing/discerning/examining",
"*euareston*": "well-pleasing/acceptable/approved",
"*Kyriō*": "Lord/Master"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Ephesians.5.11",
"source": "Καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε.",
"text": "And *mē sygkoinōneite* the *ergois* the *akarpois* of the *skotous*, *mallon de* also *elenchete*",
"grammar": {
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*sygkoinōneite*": "present imperative, active, 2nd plural - participate with/take part in [continuous command]",
"*ergois*": "dative, neuter, plural - works/deeds",
"*akarpois*": "dative, neuter, plural - unfruitful/barren",
"*skotous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of darkness",
"*mallon*": "adverb, comparative - rather/instead",
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*elenchete*": "present imperative, active, 2nd plural - expose/reprove [continuous command]"
},
"variants": {
"*sygkoinōneite*": "participate with/have fellowship with/partake in",
"*ergois*": "works/deeds/activities",
"*akarpois*": "unfruitful/barren/useless",
"*skotous*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*mallon*": "rather/instead/more",
"*elenchete*": "expose/reprove/refute/convict"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Ephesians.5.12",
"source": "Τὰ γὰρ κρυφῇ γινόμενα ὑπʼ αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν.",
"text": "The things *gar kryphē ginomena* by *autōn aischron estin* even to *legein*",
"grammar": {
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*kryphē*": "adverb - secretly/in secret",
"*ginomena*": "present participle, middle/passive, accusative, neuter, plural - being done/happening",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - by them",
"*aischron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - shameful/disgraceful",
"*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*legein*": "present infinitive, active - to speak/tell"
},
"variants": {
"*kryphē*": "secretly/in secret/privately",
"*ginomena*": "being done/happening/taking place",
"*aischron*": "shameful/disgraceful/indecent",
"*legein*": "to speak/tell/mention"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Ephesians.5.13",
"source": "Τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται: πᾶν γάρ τό φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστίν.",
"text": "But the *panta elegchomena* by the *phōtos phaneroutai*: *pan gar* the *phaneroumenon phōs estin*",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things",
"*elegchomena*": "present participle, passive, nominative, neuter, plural - being exposed/reproved",
"*phōtos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of light",
"*phaneroutai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - is made manifest/revealed",
"*pan*": "nominative, neuter, singular - everything/all",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*phaneroumenon*": "present participle, passive, nominative, neuter, singular - being manifested/revealed",
"*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light",
"*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd singular - is"
},
"variants": {
"*panta*": "all things/everything",
"*elegchomena*": "being exposed/reproved/convicted",
"*phōtos*": "light/illumination",
"*phaneroutai*": "is made manifest/revealed/brought to light",
"*phaneroumenon*": "being manifested/revealed/brought to light",
"*phōs*": "light/illumination"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Ephesians.5.14",
"source": "Διὸ λέγει, Ἔγειραι ὁ καθεύδων, καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός.",
"text": "*Dio legei*, *Egeirai* the *katheudōn*, and *anasta* from the *nekrōn*, and *epiphausei* to you the *Christos*",
"grammar": {
"*Dio*": "conjunction - therefore/for this reason",
"*legei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - says/speaks",
"*Egeirai*": "aorist imperative, middle, 2nd singular - awake/arise [command]",
"*katheudōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - sleeping one",
"*anasta*": "aorist imperative, active, 2nd singular - rise up/stand up [command]",
"*nekrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of dead ones",
"*epiphausei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd singular - will shine upon",
"*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*Dio*": "therefore/wherefore/for this reason",
"*legei*": "says/speaks/it says",
"*Egeirai*": "awake/arise",
"*katheudōn*": "sleeping one/sleeper",
"*anasta*": "rise up/stand up",
"*nekrōn*": "dead ones/dead",
"*epiphausei*": "will shine upon/will give light to",
"*Christos*": "Christ/Anointed One"
}
}