Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Wherefore be ye not vnwiſe, but vnderſtanding what the will of the Lord is.
διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ συνιέντες τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Κυρίου.
Διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ συνιέντες τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Κυρίου.
ἀλλά , conjunction, alla — otherwise, on the other hand, but (value 62)
G235,
ἀλλά allá, al-lah'; neuter plural of G243; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):—and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.but
nevertheless, notwithstanding
an objection
an exception
a restriction
nay, rather, yea, moreover
forms a transition to the cardinal matter
Used in 601 Verses, 27 Books 635  Occurrence Count
ἄφρων , adjective, aphrōn — without reason, foolish (value 1451)
G878,
ἄφρων áphrōn, af'-rone; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving:—fool(-ish), unwise.without reason
senseless, foolish, stupid
without reflection or intelligence, acting rashly
Used in 10 Verses, 6 Books 11  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
διά , preposition, dia — through, on account of, because of (value 15)
G1223,
διά diá, dee-ah'; a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):—after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, × though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).through
of place
with
in
of time
throughout
during
of means
by
by the means of
through
the ground or reason by which something is or is not done
by reason of
on account of
because of for this reason
therefore
on this account
Used in 586 Verses, 26 Books 653  Occurrence Count
θέλημα , neuter noun, thelēma — will (value 93)
G2307,
θέλημα thélēma, thel'-ay-mah; from the prolonged form of G2309; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:—desire, pleasure, will.what one wishes or has determined shall be done
of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ
of what God wishes to be done by us
commands, precepts
will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure
Used in 60 Verses, 18 Books 64  Occurrence Count
κύριος , masculine noun, kyrios — lord, master (value 800)
G2962,
κύριος kýrios, koo'-ree-os; from κῦρος kŷros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):—God, Lord, master, Sir.he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
the possessor and disposer of a thing
the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master
this title is given to: God, the Messiah
Used in 687 Verses, 25 Books 741  Occurrence Count
μή , particle, mē — not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) (value 48)
G3361,
μή mḗ, may; a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether:—any but (that), × forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also G3362, G3363, G3364, G3372, G3373, G3375, G3378.Used in 927 Verses, 27 Books 1053  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
οὗτος , pronoun, hoytos — this (value 1040)
G3778,
οὗτος hoûtos, hoo'-tos; from the article G3588 and G846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):—he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.Used in 327 Verses, 22 Books 337  Occurrence Count
συνίημι , verb, syniēmi — to set together, to understand (value 718)
G4920,
συνίημι syníēmi, soon-ee'-ay-mee; from G4862 and ἵημι híēmi (to send); to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously:—consider, understand, be wise.to set or bring together
in a hostile sense, of combatants
to put (as it were) the perception with the thing perceived
to set or join together in the mind
i.e. to understand: the man of understanding
idiom for: a good and upright man (having the knowledge of those things which pertain to salvation)
Used in 25 Verses, 7 Books 26  Occurrence Count
τίς , pronoun, tis — who? which? what? (value 510)
G5101,
τίς tís, tis; probably emphatic of G5100; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):—every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.Used in 483 Verses, 20 Books 535  Occurrence Count
τοῦτο , pronoun, touto — this; he, she, it (value 1140)
G5124,
τοῦτο toûto, too'-to; neuter singular nominative or accusative case of G3778; that thing:—here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).that (thing), this (thing)
Used in 320 Verses, 25 Books 334  Occurrence Count
| Ephesians 5:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 6236) |
| διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ συνιέντες τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Κυρίου. |
| Verse #29322 (Ch. #1102) — 12 words, 56 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Wherefore |
G3778hoytos |
οὗτος |
1040 |
| be ye |
G1096ginomai |
γίνομαι |
184 |
| not |
G3361mē |
μή |
48 |
| unwise, |
G878aphrōn |
ἄφρων |
1451 |
| but |
G235alla |
ἀλλά |
62 |
| understanding |
G4920syniēmi |
συνίημι |
718 |
| what |
G5101tis |
τίς |
510 |
| the will |
G2307thelēma |
θέλημα |
93 |
| of the Lord is. |
G2962kyrios |
κύριος |
800 |
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