King James Version

Ephesians 4:17

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “rest of” (λοιπὰ) before Gentiles here.

ΤοῦτοtoutoThisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “This”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμαρτύρομαιmarturomaitestifyμαρτύρομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “testify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3143(properly: I call (summon) to witness, and then absolutely) I testify, protest, asseverate; I conjure, solemnly charge.This verse uses “testify”.testifyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordμηκέτιmēketihenceforthμηκέτιadverb — “henceforth”G3371no longer, no more.henceforthὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.περιπατεῖνperipateinto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active infinitive — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.walkκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēGentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Gentiles”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.Gentilesπεριπατεῖperipateiwalkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.walkἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inματαιότητιmataiotētivanityματαιότης (mataiotēs)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “vanity”, the to- or for-formG3153vanity, emptiness, unreality, purposelessness, ineffectiveness, instability, frailty; false religion.This verse uses “vanity”.the vanityτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νοὸςnoosmindνοῦς (nous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “mind”, the of-formG3563the mind, the reason, the reasoning faculty, intellect.mindαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

λοιπὰloipaotherλοιπός (loipos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “other”, the subject formG3062left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

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American Standard Version (1901)

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Young’s Literal Translation

This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

World English Bible

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Darby Translation

This I say therefore, and testify in [the] Lord, that ye should no longer walk as [the rest of] the nations walk in [the] vanity of their mind,

Douay-Rheims

This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind,

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