Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,Ephesians 6:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
στῆτε οὖν περιζωσάμενοι τὴν ὀσφὺν ὑμῶν ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν θώρακα τῆς δικαιοσύνης
- στῆτεstēte“do stand”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- περιζωσάμενοιperizōsamenoi“having girded”Verb, aorist, middle, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from περιζώννυμι · “to gird” · Strong's G4024
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀσφὺνosphun“loins”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὀσφῦς · “loins” · Strong's G3751
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἐνen“with”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ἀληθείᾳalētheia“truth”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἀλήθεια · “truth” · Strong's G0225
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoi“having put on”Verb, aorist, middle, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐνδύω · “to put on” · Strong's G1746
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θώρακαthōraka“breastplate”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θώραξ · “breastplate” · Strong's G2382
- τῆςtēs“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēs“of righteousness”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from δικαιοσύνη · “righteousness” · Strong's G1343
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)