Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 6:1
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Original language (Greek)

Τὰ τέκνα, ὑπακούετε τοῖς γονεῦσιν ὑμῶν ἐν κυρίῳ· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν δίκαιον.

  1. ΤὰTa“you who [are]”
    Article, vocative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. τέκνα,tekna“Children,”
    Noun, vocative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  3. ὑπακούετεhupakouete“do obey”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ὑπακούω · “to obey” · Strong's G5219
  4. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. γονεῦσινgoneusin“parents”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from γονεύς · “parent” · Strong's G1118
  6. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. κυρίῳ·kuriō“[the] Lord;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  9. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  10. γάρgar“for”
    Conjunction · “for” · Strong's G1063
  11. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  12. 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)