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Let allπᾶσαbitternessπικρίαandκαὶrageθυμὸςandκαὶwrathὀργὴandκαὶshoutingκραυγὴandκαὶslanderβλασφημίαbe removedἀρθήτωfromἀφ’you,ὑμῶνalong withσὺνallπάσῃmalice.κακίᾳ
Ephesians 4:31
Study it in the app“Let all bitterness and rage and wrath and shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:31, word by word
- bitternessπικρίαpikria
bitterness
Bitterness; also resentment.
Where else “pikria” appears- rageθυμὸςthymos
wrath, rage
Rage, wrath: anger that bursts out.
Where else “thymos” appears- wrathὀργὴorgē
anger
The wrath that flares up in a person against another.
Where else “orgē” appears- shoutingκραυγὴkraugē
shout, outcry
Shout, outcry, loud cry.
Where else “kraugē” appears- slanderβλασφημίαblasphēmia
slander
Insults against people.
Where else “blasphēmia” appears- be removedἀρθήτωarthētō
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “arthētō” appears- along withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- maliceκακίᾳkakiai
malice
The wish to do harm.
Where else “kakiai” appears
The context
30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 · This verse (above)
32Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in the Messiah forgave you.
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?