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Ephesians 4:3

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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σπουδάζοντεςspoudazontesEndeavouringσπουδάζω (spoudazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Endeavouring”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4704I hasten, am eager, am zealous.Endeavouringτηρεῖνtēreinto keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.to keepτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑνότηταhenotētaunityἑνότης (henotēs)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “unity”, the object formG1775oneness, unity, unanimity.This verse uses “unity”.the unityτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματοςpneumatosof the Spiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the Spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.of the Spiritἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συνδέσμῳsundesmōbondσύνδεσμος (sundesmos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “bond”, the to- or for-formG4886that which binds together; a band, bond.This verse uses “bond”.the bondτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰρήνηςeirēnēsof peaceεἰρήνη (eirēnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of peace”, the of-formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.of peace

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

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American Standard Version (1901)

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Young’s Literal Translation

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

World English Bible

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Darby Translation

using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.

Douay-Rheims

Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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