22
thatyouὑμᾶςput off,ἀποθέσθαιaccording toκατὰyour formerτὴν προτέρανway of life,ἀναστροφὴνthe oldτὸν παλαιὸνmanἄνθρωπονwhoτὸνis being corruptedφθειρόμενονaccording toκατὰthe desiresτὰς ἐπιθυμίαςof deceit,τῆς ἀπάτης
Ephesians 4:22
Study it in the app“that you put off, according to your former way of life, the old man who is being corrupted according to the desires of deceit,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:22, word by word
- put offἀποθέσθαιapothesthai
put off
To strip off like clothing; get rid of what is bad.
Where else “apothesthai” appears- your formerπροτέρανproteran
before, former
Before, earlier; the former.
Where else “proteran” appears- way of lifeἀναστροφὴνanastrophēn
conduct, way of life
Conduct, the way one lives day by day.
Where else “anastrophēn” appears- the oldπαλαιὸνpalaion
old
Old, ancient.
Where else “palaion” appears- manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
inner self
The person within: the old self and the new.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- is being corruptedφθειρόμενονphtheiromenon
corrupt
To spoil from within.
Where else “phtheiromenon” appears- the desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithymias
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymias” appears- of deceitἀπάτηςapatēs
deceit
Deceit, seduction.
Where else “apatēs” appears
The context
21if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus,
22 · This verse (above)
23and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
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?