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Ephesians 4:22

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

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ἀποθέσθαιapothesthaito put offἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to put off”, a single actionG659I lay off or aside, renounce, stow away, put.put offὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.κατὰkataconcerningκατάpreposition — “concerning”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.concerningτὴνtēnwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichπροτέρανproteranbeforeπρότερος (proteros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, feminine — “before”, the object formG4387former, before, formerly.This verse uses “before”.ἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnbehaviourἀναστροφή (anastrophē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “behaviour”, the object formG391dealing with other men, conduct, life, behavior, manner of life.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παλαιὸνpalaionoldπαλαιός (palaios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “old”, the object formG3820old, ancient, not new or recent.This verse uses “old”.ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φθειρόμενονphtheiromenonis corruptφθείρω (phtheirō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “is corrupt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5351I corrupt, spoil, destroy, ruin.This verse uses “corrupt”.is corruptκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιθυμίαςepithumiaslustsἐπιθυμία (epithumia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “lusts”, the object formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.lustsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπάτηςapatēsdeceitἀπάτη (apatē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “deceit”, the of-formG539deceit, deception, deceitfulness, delusion.This verse uses “deceit”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

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American Standard Version (1901)

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

Young’s Literal Translation

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

World English Bible

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

Darby Translation

[namely] your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;

Douay-Rheims

To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error.

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