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Ephesians 5:16

Greek
ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
καιρόν, ὅτι αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ESV
making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
NIV
making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
NLT
Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
KJV
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Ephesians 5:15 ← Ephesians 5:16 → Ephesians 5:17

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