Ephesians 5:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Ephesians 5:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Ephesians 5:2317 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἀνήρanērfellow, husband, man
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
κεφαλὴkephalēhead
τῆςtēsthe
γυναικὸςgynaikoswife, woman
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
ΧριστὸςChristosChrist / Anointed
κεφαλὴkephalēhead
τῆςtēsthe
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassembly, church
αὐτὸςautoshe / she / it / same
σωτὴρsōtērsaviour
τοῦtouthe
σώματοςsōmatosbody
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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