Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4
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Original language (Greek)

Καὶ οἱ πατέρες, μὴ παροργίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκτρέφετε αὐτὰ ἐν παιδείᾳ καὶ νουθεσίᾳ κυρίου.

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. οἱhoi“you who [are]”
    Article, vocative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. πατέρες,pateres“fathers,”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  4. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  5. παροργίζετεparorgizete“do provoke”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from παροργίζω · “to anger” · Strong's G3949
  6. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. τέκναtekna“children”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  8. ὑμῶν,humōn“of you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  10. ἐκτρέφετεektrephete“do bring up”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἐκτρέφω · “to nourish/rear” · Strong's G1625
  11. αὐτὰauta“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. παιδείᾳpaideia“[the] discipline”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from παιδεία · “discipline” · Strong's G3809
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. νουθεσίᾳnouthesia“admonition”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from νουθεσία · “admonition” · Strong's G3559
  16. 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)