Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Ephesians 6:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Καὶ οἱ πατέρες, μὴ παροργίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκτρέφετε αὐτὰ ἐν παιδείᾳ καὶ νουθεσίᾳ κυρίου.
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οἱhoi“you who [are]”Article, vocative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατέρες,pateres“fathers,”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- παροργίζετεparorgizete“do provoke”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from παροργίζω · “to anger” · Strong's G3949
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τέκναtekna“children”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
- ὑμῶν,humōn“of you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ἐκτρέφετεektrephete“do bring up”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἐκτρέφω · “to nourish/rear” · Strong's G1625
- αὐτὰauta“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- παιδείᾳpaideia“[the] discipline”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from παιδεία · “discipline” · Strong's G3809
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- νουθεσίᾳnouthesia“admonition”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from νουθεσία · “admonition” · Strong's G3559
- κυρίου.kuriou“of [the] Lord.”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)