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">3778</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/touto_3778.htm" title="touto: This; he, she, it. ">touto</a></span><br><span class="greek">τοῦτο</span><span class="punct">  ,</span><br><span class="eng">this</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular">DPro-ANS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">3361</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/me__3361.htm" title="mē: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">mē</a></span><br><span class="greek">μὴ</span><br><span class="eng">not</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">1096</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ginesthe_1096.htm" title="ginesthe: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">ginesthe</a></span><br><span class="greek">γίνεσθε</span><br><span class="eng">be</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMM/P-2P</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/878.htm" title="Strong's Greek 878: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving.">878</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_878.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/aphrones_878.htm" title="aphrones: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving.">aphrones</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἄφρονες</span><span class="punct">  ,</span><br><span class="eng">foolish</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/235.htm" title="Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">235</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/alla_235.htm" title="alla: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">alla</a></span><br><span class="greek">ἀλλὰ</span><br><span class="eng">but</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/4920.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4920: To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.">4920</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_4920.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/syniete_4920.htm" title="syniete: To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.">syniete</a></span><br><span class="greek">συνίετε</span><br><span class="eng">understand</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMA-2P</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">5101</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ti_5101.htm" title="ti: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">ti</a></span><br><span class="greek">τί</span><br><span class="eng">what</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular">IPro-NNS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_3588.htm" title="to: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to</a></span><br><span class="greek">τὸ</span><br><span class="eng">the</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Neuter Singular">Art-NNS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2307: An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">2307</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/thele_ma_2307.htm" title="thelēma: An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">thelēma</a></span><br><span class="greek">θέλημα</span><br><span class="eng">will</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular">N-NNS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tou_3588.htm" title="tou: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">tou</a></span><br><span class="greek">τοῦ</span><br><span class="eng">of the</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Singular">Art-GMS</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloat"><tr><td height="160" valign="middle" align="left"><span class="pos"><a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">2962</a></span> <span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm" title="Englishman's Greek Concordance">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kyriou_2962.htm" title="Kyriou: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Kyriou</a></span><br><span class="greek">Κυρίου</span><span class="punct">  .</span><br><span class="eng">Lord [is]</span><br><span class="strongsnt2"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4nt.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/ephesians/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223">So</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5124.htm" title="οὗτος rd -asn- 5124"></a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3361.htm" title="μή d- 3361"> don’t</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1096.htm" title="γίνομαι v- 2-p--pmd 1096"> be</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/878.htm" title="ἄφρων a- -npm- 878"> foolish</a>, <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/235.htm" title="ἀλλά c- 235">but</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/4920.htm" title="συνίημι v- 2-p--pad 4920"> understand</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5101.htm" title="τίς ri -nsn- 5101"> what</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2962.htm" title="κύριος n- -gsm- 2962"> Lord’s</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2307.htm" title="θέλημα n- -nsn- 2307"> will</a> is.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/ephesians/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1223.htm" title="1223. dia (dee-ah') -- through, on account of, because of">So</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1223.htm" title="1223. dia (dee-ah') -- through, on account of, because of">then</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/878.htm" title="878. aphron (af'-rone) -- without reason, foolish">do not be foolish,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/4920.htm" title="4920. suniemi (soon-ee'-ay-mee) -- to set together, fig. to understand">but understand</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5101.htm" title="5101. tis (tis) -- who? which? what?">what</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2307.htm" title="2307. thelema (thel'-ay-mah) -- will">the will</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2962.htm" title="2962. kurios (koo'-ree-os) -- lord, master">of the Lord</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">is.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1223.htm" title="1223. dia (dee-ah') -- through, on account of, because of">Wherefore</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/1096.htm" title="1096. ginomai (ghin'-om-ahee) -- to come into being, to happen, to become">be ye</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/3361.htm" title="3361. me (may) -- not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation)">not</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/878.htm" title="878. aphron (af'-rone) -- without reason, foolish">unwise,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/235.htm" title="235. alla (al-lah') -- otherwise, on the other hand, but">but</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/4920.htm" title="4920. suniemi (soon-ee'-ay-mee) -- to set together, fig. to understand">understanding</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/5101.htm" title="5101. tis (tis) -- who? which? what?">what</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2307.htm" title="2307. thelema (thel'-ay-mah) -- will">the will</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/greek/2962.htm" title="2962. kurios (koo'-ree-os) -- lord, master">of the Lord</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">[is].</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ephesians/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ephesians/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ephesians/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> because of this become not fools, but -- understanding what is the will of the Lord,<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17</a> • <a href="/niv/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 KJV</a> • <a href="//biblecommenter.com/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 Commentaries</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/interlinear/">Interlinear Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ephesians/5-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ephesians 5:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ephesians 5:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ephesians/5-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ephesians 5:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ephesians 5:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>