Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
BE ye therefore followers of God, as deare children.
Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά·
Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητὰ,
ἀγαπητός , adjective, agapētos — beloved (value 663)
G27,
ἀγαπητός agapētós, ag-ap-ay-tos'; from G25; beloved:—(dearly, well) beloved, dear.beloved, esteemed, dear, favourite, worthy of love
Used in 61 Verses, 21 Books 62  Occurrence Count
γίνομαι , verb, ginomai — to come into being, to happen, to become (value 184)
G1096,
γίνομαι gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee; a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):—arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, × soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen
of events
to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
of men appearing in public
to be made, finished
of miracles, to be performed, wrought
to become, be made
Used in 636 Verses, 25 Books 675  Occurrence Count
θεός , masculine noun, theos — God, a god (value 284)
G2316,
θεός theós, theh'-os; of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:—X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
the Godhead, trinity
God the Father, the first person in the trinity
Christ, the second person of the trinity
Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
spoken of the only and true God
refers to the things of God
his counsels, interests, things due to him
whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
God's representative or viceregent
of magistrates and judges
Used in 1173 Verses, 27 Books 1341  Occurrence Count
μιμητής , masculine noun, mimētēs — an imitator (value 606)
G3402,
μιμητής mimētḗs, mim-ay-tace'; from G3401; an imitator:—follower.Used in 7 Verses, 5 Books 7  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
οὖν , particle, oun — therefore, then, (and) so (value 520)
G3767,
οὖν oûn, oon; apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:—and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.then, therefore, accordingly, consequently, these things being so
Used in 521 Verses, 24 Books 528  Occurrence Count
τέκνον , neuter noun, teknon — a child (of either sex) (value 495)
G5043,
τέκνον téknon, tek'-non; from the base of G5098; a child (as produced):—child, daughter, son.offspring, children
child
a male child, a son
metaph.
the name transferred to that intimate and reciprocal relationship formed between men by the bonds of love, friendship, trust, just as between parents and children
in affectionate address, such as patrons, helpers, teachers and the like employ: my child
in the NT, pupils or disciples are called children of their teachers, because the latter by their instruction nourish the minds of their pupils and mould their characters
children of God: in the OT of "the people of Israel" as especially dear to God, in the NT, in Paul's writings, all who are led by the Spirit of God and thus closely related to God
children of the devil: those who in thought and action are prompted by the devil, and so reflect his character
metaph.
of anything who depends upon it, is possessed by a desire or affection for it, is addicted to it
one who is liable to any fate
thus children of a city: it citizens and inhabitants
the votaries of wisdom, those souls who have, as it were, been nurtured and moulded by wisdom
cursed children, exposed to a curse and doomed to God's wrath or penalty
Used in 91 Verses, 23 Books 99  Occurrence Count
ὡς , adverb, hōs — as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as (value 1000)
G5613,
ὡς hōs, hoce; probably adverb of comparative from G3739; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):—about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, × with all speed.Used in 435 Verses, 26 Books 494  Occurrence Count
| Ephesians 5:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 4235) |
| Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά· |
| Verse #29306 (Ch. #1102) — 8 words, 38 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Be ye |
G1096ginomai |
γίνομαι |
184 |
| therefore |
G3767oun |
οὖν |
520 |
| followers |
G3402mimētēs |
μιμητής |
606 |
| of God, |
G2316theos |
θεός |
284 |
| as |
G5613hōs |
ὡς |
1000 |
| dear |
G27agapētos |
ἀγαπητός |
663 |
| children; |
G5043teknon |
τέκνον |
495 |
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