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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΑἱHaiyou who [are]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Vocative · Plural · Feminine (T-VPF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 1
γυναῖκες,gunaikeswives,
Lemma: γυνή (gunē) · Strong's: G1135H
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Feminine (N-VPF)
Meaning: woman: wife — γυνή, -αικός, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אִשָּׁה ; ] ; 1. a woman, married or unmarried: Mat.11:11 14:21, al.; ὕπανδρος γ., Rom.7:2; γ. χήρα, Luk.4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used frequently…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 98 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 18:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1135H; TFLSJ G1135H; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 2
ὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassesthedo be submitted
Lemma: ὑποτάσσω (hupotassō) · Strong's: G5293
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PPM-2P)
Meaning: to subject — ὑπο-τάσσω ; [in LXX for דָבַר hi., דָּמַם, שׂוּם, שִׁית, etc. ; ] ; 1. as a military term, to place or rank under (Polyb.). ; 2. to subject, put in subjection: 1Co.15:27, Php.3:21, Heb.2:5, 8; pass., Rom.8:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 40 times. Also: Luke 2:51, Luke 10:17, Luke 10:20, Romans 8:7, Romans 8:20, Romans 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5293; TFLSJ G5293; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 3
τοῖςtois<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Masculine (T-DPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 4
ἰδίοιςidioisto [your] own
Lemma: ἴδιος (idios) · Strong's: G2398
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: one's own/private — ἴδιος, -α, -ον (in Attic usually -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX chiefly for of person(s) suff., also for לָהֶם, etc.; (τὰ ἴ.) בֵּיתוֹ ; ] ; 1. one's own; (a) of that which is private and personal (in cl. opposite to κοινός,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 117 times. Also: Matthew 9:1, Matthew 14:13, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 17:1, Matthew 17:19, Matthew 20:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2398; TFLSJ G2398; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 5
ἀνδράσινandrasinhusbands
Lemma: ἀνήρ (anēr) · Strong's: G0435H
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)
Meaning: man: husband — ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ; ] ; a man, Lat. vir. ; 1. As opposite to a woman, Act.8:12, 1Ti.2:12; as a husband, Mat.1:16, Jhn.4:16, Rom.7:2, Tit.1:6. ; 2. As…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 55 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:19, Mark 10:12, Luke 2:36, Luke 16:18, John 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0435H; TFLSJ G0435H; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 6
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 7
ἀνῆκενanēkenwas fitting
Lemma: ἀνήκω (anēkō) · Strong's: G0433
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: be fitting — ἀν-ήκω; (ἀνά, ἥκω), [in LXX: Jos.23:14 (בּוֹא), 1Ki.27:8, Sir. prol.10, 1, 2 Mac6* ; ] ; prop., to have come up to; in later writers, impers. it is due, it is befitting: in ethical sense (MM, VGT, see word), Eph.5:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Ephesians 5:4, Philemon 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0433; TFLSJ G0433; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 8
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 9
κυρίῳ.¶kuriō[the] Lord.
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT Colossians 3:18 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Wives | → | γυνή G1135H woman: wife |
| submit | → | ὑποτάσσω G5293 to subject |
| to [your] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| husbands | → | ἀνήρ G0435H man: husband |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| is fitting | → | ἀνήκω G0433 be fitting |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] Lord | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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