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Forγὰρit isἐστινshamefulαἰσχρόνevenκαὶto speak ofλέγεινthe things doneτὰ γινόμεναin secretκρυφῇbyὑπ’them.αὐτῶν
Ephesians 5:12
Study it in the app“For it is shameful even to speak of the things done in secret by them.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 5:12, word by word
- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- shamefulαἰσχρόνaischron
shameful
Shameful, causing shame.
Where else “aischron” appears- to speak ofλέγεινlegein
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legein” appears- the things doneγινόμεναginomena
be made
To come into being, to be made.
Where else “ginomena” appears- in secretκρυφῇkryphēi
in secret
In secret, in hiding.
Where else “kryphēi” appears
The context
11and do not take part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even expose them.
12 · This verse (above)
13But all things exposed by the light are made visible,
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?