Ephesians 5:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
Ephesians 5:29 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Ephesians 5:2918 words
οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
γάρgarfor
ποτεpoteafore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the…
τὴνtēnthe
ἑαυτοῦheautoualone, her (own, -self)
σάρκαsarkaflesh
ἐμίσησενemisēsenhate(-ful)
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ἐκτρέφειektrepheibring up, nourish
καὶkaiand / also
θάλπειthalpeicherish
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
ΧριστὸςChristosChrist / Anointed
τὴνtēnthe
ἐκκλησίανekklēsianassembly, church
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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