Ephesians 5:31 — King James Version← Study notes
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”
Ephesians 5:31 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Ephesians 5:3121 words
ἀντὶantifor, in the room of
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
καταλείψειkataleipseiforsake, leave, reserve
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being
τὸνtonthe
πατέραpaterafather, parent
καὶkaiand / also
τὴνtēnthe
μητέραmēteramother
καὶkaiand / also
προσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetai
τῇtēthe
γυναικὶgynaikiwife, woman
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἔσονταιesontaiam, have been, is I
οἱhoithe
δύοdyoboth, twain, two
εἰςeisinto / to
σάρκαsarkaflesh
μίανmianinto / to
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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