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who,οἵτινεςhaving become callous,ἀπηλγηκότεςgave overπαρέδωκανthemselvesἑαυτοὺςto debaucheryτῇ ἀσελγείᾳforεἰςthe practiceἐργασίανof everyπάσηςimpurityἀκαθαρσίαςwithἐνgreed.πλεονεξίᾳ
Ephesians 4:19
Study it in the app“who, having become callous, gave over themselves to debauchery for the practice of every impurity with greed.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:19, word by word
- having become callousἀπηλγηκότεςapēlgēkotes
become callous
Lose all feeling, stop feeling pain or shame.
Where else “apēlgēkotes” appears- gave overπαρέδωκανparedōkan
hand over
To put something or someone into another's hands.
Where else “paredōkan” appears- to debaucheryἀσελγείᾳaselgeiai
debauchery
Unrestrained immorality, debauchery.
Where else “aselgeiai” appears- the practiceἐργασίανergasian
work, business
Work, effort; business, the profit a trade brings; "make an effort".
Where else “ergasian” appears- impurityἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsias
impurity
A soiled life, above all sexually.
Where else “akatharsias” appears- greedπλεονεξίᾳpleonexiai
greed
Greed, the craving to have more.
Where else “pleonexiai” appears
The context
18being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
19 · This verse (above)
20But you did not learn the Messiah in this way,
To study Ephesians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?