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Fathers,οἱ πατέρεςdo notμὴprovokeἐρεθίζετεyour children,τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶνso thatἵναthey may notμὴlose heart.ἀθυμῶσιν
Colossians 3:21
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they do not lose heartParents and Children
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Colossians 3:21, word by word
- Fathersπατέρεςpateres
parents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “pateres” appears- provokeἐρεθίζετεerethizete
provoke
To nag someone until they grow angry.
Where else “erethizete” appears- your childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- lose heartἀθυμῶσινathymōsin
lose heart
Lose heart, become discouraged.
Where else “athymōsin” appears
The context
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
21 · This verse (above)
22Slaves, obey in everything your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.