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Ephesians 4:14

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

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ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatμηκέτιmēketino moreμηκέτιadverb — “no more”G3371no longer, no more.no moreὦμενōmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.νήπιοιnēpioichildrenνήπιος (nēpios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “children”, the subject formG3516unlearned, unenlightened; noun: an infant, child.childrenκλυδωνιζόμενοιkludōnizomenoitossed to and froκλυδωνίζομαι (kludōnizomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “tossed to and fro”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2831I am tossed by waves, met: I am tossed to and fro.tossed to and froκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεριφερόμενοιperipheromenoicarried about withπεριφέρω (peripherō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “carried about with”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4064I carry around; pass: I am driven to and fro.carried about withπαντὶpantieveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “every”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyἀνέμῳanemōwindἄνεμος (anemos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “wind”, the to- or for-formG417the wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines.windτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasof doctrineδιδασκαλία (didaskalia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of doctrine”, the of-formG1319instruction, teaching.of doctrineἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυβείᾳkubeiasleightκυβείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “sleight”, the to- or for-formG2940(lit: playing with dice, gaming, hence) trickery, sleight.This verse uses “sleight”.the sleightτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of menἐνenand cunning craftinessἐνpreposition — “and cunning craftiness”G1722in, on, among.and cunning craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiacraftinessπανουργίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “craftiness”, the to- or for-formG3834shrewdness, skill; hence: cunning, craftiness.This verse uses “craftiness”.πρὸςproswherebyπρόςpreposition — “whereby”G4314to, towards, with.wherebyτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μεθοδείανmethodeianthey lie in waitμεθοδεία (methodeia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “they lie in wait”, the object formG3180(a way of search after something, an inquiry; a method), scheming, craftiness, deceit.they lie in waitτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλάνηςplanēsto deceiveπλάνη (planē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “to deceive”, the of-formG4106a wandering; fig: deceit, delusion, error, sin.to deceive

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

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American Standard Version (1901)

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Young’s Literal Translation

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

World English Bible

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Darby Translation

in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching [which is] in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;

Douay-Rheims

That henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the wickedness of men, by cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive.

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