King James Version

Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notμεθύσκεσθεmethuskesthedrunkμεθύσκομαι (methuskomai)verb, present passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “drunk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3182I make drunk; pass: I become drunk.drunkοἴνῳoinōwith wineοἶνος (oinos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “with wine”, the to- or for-formG3631wine.with wineἐνenwhereinἐνpreposition — “wherein”G1722in, on, among.whereinᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἀσωτίαasōtiaexcessἀσωτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “excess”, the subject formG810wantonness, profligacy, wastefulness.excessἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butπληροῦσθεplērousthebe filledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, present passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “be filled”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.be filledἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withπνεύματιpneumatiSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spirit

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Young’s Literal Translation

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

World English Bible

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Darby Translation

And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

Douay-Rheims

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury; but be ye filled with the holy Spirit,

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