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Ephesians 6:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.


Ephesians 6:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 6:416 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
οἱhoi
you who arearticleG3588
πατέρεςpateres
fathersnounG3962
μὴ
notadverbG3361
παροργίζετεparorgizete
do provokeverbG3949
τὰta
thearticleG3588
τέκναtekna
childrennounG5043
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἐκτρέφετεektrephete
do bring upverbG1625
αὐτὰauta
thempronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
παιδείᾳpaideia
the disciplinenounG3809
καὶkai
andwordG2532
νουθεσίᾳnouthesia
admonitionnounG3559
κυρίουkyriou
of the LordnounG2962
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. The imagery here is agricultural - the original...
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