God & Savior

Ephesians 4:1

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Ephesians 4:1
Read chapter

Original language and places

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)

Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς ἐγὼ ὁ δέσμιος ἐν κυρίῳ ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς κλήσεως ἧς ἐκλήθητε,

  1. ΠαρακαλῶParakalō“Exhort”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from παρακαλέω · “to plead/comfort” · Strong's G3870
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  5. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. δέσμιοςdesmios“prisoner”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “prisoner” · Strong's G1198
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. κυρίῳkuriō“[the] Lord”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  9. ἀξίωςaxiōs“worthily”
    Adverb · “appropriately” · Strong's G0516
  10. περιπατῆσαιperipatēsai“to walk”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  11. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. κλήσεωςklēseōs“calling”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κλῆσις · “calling” · Strong's G2821
  13. ἧςhēs“to which”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  14. ἐκλήθητε,eklēthēte“you were called,”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)