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Ephesians 2:3

All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
Ephesians 2:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐν οἷς καὶ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἀνεστράφημέν ποτε ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν ποιοῦντες τὰ θελήματα τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ τῶν διανοιῶν καὶ ἤμεθα τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί.

  1. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  2. οἷςhois“whom”
    Relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ἡμεῖςhēmeis“we ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  6. ἀνεστράφημένanestraphēmen“lived”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἀναστρέφω · “to live/return” · Strong's G0390
  7. ποτεpote“once”
    Particle · from ποτέ · “once/when” · Strong's G4218
  8. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. ταῖςtais“the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiais“desires”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἐπιθυμία · “desire” · Strong's G1939
  11. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. σαρκὸςsarkos“flesh”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  13. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. ποιοῦντεςpoiountes“doing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  15. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. θελήματαthelēmata“things willed”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from θέλημα · “will/desire” · Strong's G2307
  17. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. σαρκὸςsarkos“flesh”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. τῶνtōn“of [its]”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. διανοιῶνdianoiōn“thoughts”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from διάνοια · “mind” · Strong's G1271
  22. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. ἤμεθαēmetha“we were”
    Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  24. τέκναtekna“children”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  25. φύσειphusei“by nature”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φύσις · “nature” · Strong's G5449
  26. ὀργῆςorgēs“of wrath”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὀργή · “wrath” · Strong's G3709
  27. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  28. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  29. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  30. λοιποί.loipoi“rest.”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from λοιπός · “remaining” · Strong's G3062
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)