Ephesians 6:5

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
Ephesians 6:5
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Original language (Greek)

Οἱ δοῦλοι, ὑπακούετε τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐν ἁπλότητι τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς τῷ Χριστῷ.

  1. ΟἱHoi“you who [are]”
    Article, vocative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δοῦλοι,douloi“slaves,”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
  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. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  6. σάρκαsarka“flesh”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  7. κυρίοιςkuriois“masters”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
  8. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  9. φόβουphobou“fear”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from φόβος · “fear” · Strong's G5401
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. τρόμουtromou“trembling”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from τρόμος · “trembling” · Strong's G5156
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. ἁπλότητιhaplotēti“sincerity”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἁπλότης · “openness” · Strong's G0572
  14. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. καρδίαςkardias“heart”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  16. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  17. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  18. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. Χριστῷ.Christō“to Christ.”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)