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Ephesians 6:2

“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),
Ephesians 6:2
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Original language (Greek)

τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη ἐν ἐπαγγελίᾳ,

  1. τίμαtima“do honor”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from τιμάω · “to honor” · Strong's G5091
  2. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. πατέραpatera“Father”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  4. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. μητέρα,mētera“mother,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μήτηρ · “mother” · Strong's G3384
  8. ἥτιςhētis“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅστις · “who/which” · Strong's G3748
  9. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  10. ἐντολὴentolē“[the] commandment”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐντολή · “commandment” · Strong's G1785
  11. πρώτηprōtē“first”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
  12. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. ἐπαγγελίᾳ,epangelia“a promise,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἐπαγγελία · “promise” · Strong's G1860
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)