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Ephesians 5:15-16

15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16
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Verse 15

Original language (Greek)

Βλέπετε οὖν ἀκριβῶς πῶς περιπατεῖτε μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι ἀλλ᾽ ὡς σοφοί,

  1. ΒλέπετεBlepete“do take heed”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ἀκριβῶςakribōs“carefully”
    Adverb · “exactly” · Strong's G0199
  4. πῶςpōs“how”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  5. περιπατεῖτεperipateite“you walk”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  6. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  7. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  8. ἄσοφοιasophoi“unwise”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄσοφος · “unwise” · Strong's G0781
  9. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  10. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  11. σοφοί,sophoi“wise,”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from σοφός · “wise” · Strong's G4680

Verse 16

Original language (Greek)

ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.

  1. ἐξαγοραζόμενοιexagorazomenoi“redeeming”
    Verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐξαγοράζω · “to redeem” · Strong's G1805
  2. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. καιρόν,kairon“time,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from καιρός · “time/right time” · Strong's G2540
  4. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  5. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἡμέραιhēmerai“days”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  7. πονηραίponērai“evil”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, feminine · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
  8. εἰσιν.eisin“are.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · 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)