Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.Ephesians 6:5
Original language and places
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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.
- ΟἱHoi“you who [are]”Article, vocative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δοῦλοι,douloi“slaves,”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
- ὑπακούετεhupakouete“do obey”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ὑπακούω · “to obey” · Strong's G5219
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κατὰkata“according to”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- σάρκαsarka“flesh”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
- κυρίοιςkuriois“masters”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
- μετὰmeta“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- φόβουphobou“fear”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from φόβος · “fear” · Strong's G5401
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τρόμουtromou“trembling”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from τρόμος · “trembling” · Strong's G5156
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ἁπλότητιhaplotēti“sincerity”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἁπλότης · “openness” · Strong's G0572
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- καρδίαςkardias“heart”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)