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Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπεριπατεῖτεperipateitewalkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “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.inἀγάπῃagapēloveἀγάπηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “love”, the to- or for-formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.loveκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἠγάπησενēgapēsenhath lovedἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath loved”, a single actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.hath lovedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαρέδωκενparedōkenhath givenπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath given”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.hath givenἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usπροσφορὰνprosphoranan offeringπροσφορά (prosphora)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “an offering”, the object formG4376an offering, sacrifice.This verse uses “an offering”.an offeringκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθυσίανthusiana sacrificeθυσία (thusia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a sacrifice”, the object formG2378abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering.a sacrificeτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to Godεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forὀσμὴνosmēnsavourὀσμή (osmē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “savour”, the object formG3744a smell, odor, savor.savourεὐωδίαςeuōdiasaromaεὐωδία (euōdia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “aroma”, the of-formG2175a sweet smell, fragrance.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

Young’s Literal Translation

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

World English Bible

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

Darby Translation

and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.

Douay-Rheims

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.

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