Ephesians 6:9

And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.
Ephesians 6:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Καὶ οἱ κύριοι, τὰ αὐτὰ ποιεῖτε πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἀνιέντες τὴν ἀπειλήν, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ αὐτῶν καὶ ὑμῶν ὁ κύριός ἐστιν ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ προσωπολημψία οὐκ ἔστιν παρ᾽ αὐτῷ.

  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. κύριοι,kurioi“masters,”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
  4. τὰta“the [same things]”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. αὐτὰauta“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ποιεῖτεpoieite“do perform”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  7. πρὸςpros“toward”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  8. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. ἀνιέντεςanientes“giving up”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀνίημι · “to loosen/leave” · Strong's G0447
  10. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἀπειλήν,apeilēn“threatening,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀπειλή · “threat” · Strong's G0547
  12. εἰδότεςeidotes“knowing”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  13. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  14. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. κύριόςkurios“master”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
  20. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  21. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  22. οὐρανοῖςouranois“[the] heavens”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  23. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. προσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsia“partiality”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from προσωποληψία · “favoritism” · Strong's G4382
  25. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  26. ἔστινestin“there is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  27. παρ᾽par᾽“with”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  28. αὐτῷ.autō“Him.”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)