Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Ephesians 6:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Τὰ τέκνα, ὑπακούετε τοῖς γονεῦσιν ὑμῶν ἐν κυρίῳ· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν δίκαιον.
- ΤὰTa“you who [are]”Article, vocative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τέκνα,tekna“Children,”Noun, vocative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
- ὑπακούετεhupakouete“do obey”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ὑπακούω · “to obey” · Strong's G5219
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γονεῦσινgoneusin“parents”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from γονεύς · “parent” · Strong's G1118
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- κυρίῳ·kuriō“[the] Lord;”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- τοῦτοtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- γάρgar“for”Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- δίκαιον.dikaion“right.”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from δίκαιος · “just” · Strong's G1342
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)