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Ephesians 5:12

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

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τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forκρυφῇkruphēof those thingsκρυφῇadverb — “of those things”G2931in secret, secretly.of those thingsγινόμεναginomenawhich are doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “which are done”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.which are doneὑπ’hupofὑπό (hupo)preposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themαἰσχρόνaischronshamefulαἰσχρός (aischros)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “shameful”, the subject formG150base, disgraceful.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.λέγεινlegeinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “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”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,

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American Standard Version (1901)

for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.

Young’s Literal Translation

for the things in secret done by them it is a shame even to speak of,

World English Bible

For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

Darby Translation

for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.

Douay-Rheims

For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

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