Ephesians 5:11-13

11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
Ephesians 5:11-13
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Verse 11

Original language (Greek)

καὶ μὴ συγκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε·

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. συγκοινωνεῖτεsugkoinōneite“do have fellowship with”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from συγκοινωνέω · “to share with” · Strong's G4790
  4. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἔργοιςergois“works”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
  6. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἀκάρποιςakarpois“unfruitful”
    Adjective, dative, plural, neuter · from ἄκαρπος · “unfruitful” · Strong's G0175
  8. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. σκότους,skotous“of darkness,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
  10. μᾶλλονmallon“rather”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123H
  11. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  12. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ἐλέγχετε·elegchete“do expose [them];”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἐλέγχω · “to rebuke” · Strong's G1651

Verse 12

Original language (Greek)

τὰ γὰρ κρυφῇ γινόμενα ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν.

  1. τὰta“the [things]”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. κρυφῇkruphēa“in secret”
    Adverb · “in secret” · Strong's G2931
  4. γινόμεναginomena“being done”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, neuter · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  5. ὑπ᾽hup᾽“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  6. αὐτῶνautōn“them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. αἰσχρόνaischron“shameful”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from αἰσχρός · “shameful” · Strong's G0150
  8. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. λέγειν.legein“to mention.”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G

Verse 13

Original language (Greek)

τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται· πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν·

  1. τὰta“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. πάνταpanta“everything”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  4. ἐλεγχόμεναelegchomena“being exposed”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἐλέγχω · “to rebuke” · Strong's G1651
  5. ὑπὸhupo“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  6. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. φωτὸςphōtos“light”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
  8. φανεροῦται·phaneroutai“is made visible;”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φανερόω · “to manifest” · Strong's G5319
  9. πᾶνpan“everything”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  10. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  11. τὸto“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. φανερούμενονphaneroumenon“is becoming visible”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from φανερόω · “to manifest” · Strong's G5319
  13. φῶςphōs“light”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
  14. ἐστιν·estin“is;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)