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Wives,Αἱ γυναῖκεςsubmitὑποτάσσεσθεto your husbands,τοῖς ἀνδράσινasὡςis fittingἀνῆκενinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳ
Colossians 3:18
Study it in the app“Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.”
A word to each: wives, submit; husbands, love and don't be harshDating and Marriage
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 3:18, word by word
- Wivesγυναῖκεςgynaikes
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaikes” appears- submitὑποτάσσεσθεhypotassesthe
submit
To obey, place oneself under another.
Where else “hypotassesthe” appears- to your husbandsἀνδράσινandrasin
husband
The married man, his wife's partner.
Where else “andrasin” appears- is fittingἀνῆκενanēken
be fitting
Be fitting, be what is proper and due.
Where else “anēken” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
17And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
18 · This verse (above)
19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.