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andκαὶdo notμὴtake partσυγκοινωνεῖτεin the unfruitfulτοῖς τοῖς ἀκάρποιςworksἔργοιςof darkness,τοῦ σκότουςbutδὲratherμᾶλλονevenκαὶexpose them.ἐλέγχετε
Ephesians 5:11
Study it in the app“and do not take part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even expose them.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:11, word by word
- take partσυγκοινωνεῖτεsynkoinōneite
take part in, share
Take part in something with others, share in the same thing.
Where else “synkoinōneite” appears- in the unfruitfulἀκάρποιςakarpois
unfruitful
Fruitless, barren.
Where else “akarpois” appears- worksἔργοιςergois
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergois” appears- of darknessσκότουςskotous
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotous” appears- ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- expose themἐλέγχετεelenchete
expose
To bring to light what was hidden.
Where else “elenchete” appears
The context
10discerning what is pleasing to the Lord;
11 · This verse (above)
12For it is shameful even to speak of the things done in secret by them.
To study Ephesians 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about walking in love and walking as children of light (v. 1-2, 8-9)?
2. What it means
Paul links the Messiah's love for the assembly with a husband's love for his wife (v. 25-29). What does the text say that love is like?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to give thanks always and to speak with psalms and songs (v. 19-20). What simple habit could help you do that?