Ephesians:4:17-19

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rwp @Ephesians:4:17 @{That ye no longer walk } (\m ˆketi humas peripatein \). Infinitive (present active ) in indirect command (not indirect assertion ) with accusative \humas \ of general reference . {In vanity of their mind } (\en mataiot ˆti tou noos aut “n \). "In emptiness (from \mataios \, late and rare word . See strkjv @Romans:8:20 |) of their intellect (\noos \, late form for earlier genitive \nou \, from \nous \). rwp @Ephesians:4:18 @{Being darkened } (\eskot “menoi ontes \). Periphrastic perfect passive participle of \skoto “\, old verb from \skotos \ (darkness ), in N .T . only here and strkjv @Revelation:9:2 ; strkjv @16:10 |. {In their understanding } (\t ˆi dianoi ƒi \). Locative case . Probably \dianoia \ (\dia , nous \) includes the emotions as well as the intellect (\nous \). It is possible to take \ontes \ with \ap ˆllotri “menoi \ (see strkjv @2:12 |) which would then be periphrastic (instead of \eskot “menoi \) perfect passive participle . {From the life of God } (\t ˆs z “ˆs tou theou \). Ablative case \z “ˆs \ after \ap ˆllotri “menoi \ (2:12 |). {Because of the ignorance } (\dia t ˆn agnoian \). Old word from \agnoe “\, not to know . Rare in N .T . See strkjv @Acts:3:17 |. {Hardening } (\p “r “sin \). Late medical term (Hippocrates ) for callous hardening . Only other N .T . examples are strkjv @Mark:3:5 ; strkjv @Romans:11:25 |. rwp @Ephesians:4:19 @{Being past feeling } (\ap ˆlg ˆkotes \). Perfect active participle of \apalge “\, old word to cease to feel pain , only here in N .T . {To lasciviousness } (\t ˆi aselgei ƒi \). Unbridled lust as in strkjv @2Corinthians:12:21 ; strkjv @Galatians:5:19 |. {To work all uncleanness } (\eis ergasian akatharsias pas ˆs \). Perhaps prostitution , "for a trading (or work ) in all uncleanness ." Certainly Corinth and Ephesus could qualify for this charge . {With greediness } (\en pleonexi ƒi \). From \pleonekt ˆs \, one who always wants more whether money or sexual indulgence as here . The two vices are often connected in the N .T .

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