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Ephesians 6:14

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

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στῆτεstēteStandἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.Standοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeπεριζωσάμενοιperizōsamenoihavingπεριζώννυμι (perizōnnumi)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “having”, a single actionG4024I gird round; mid: I gird myself, generally for active work or travel.havingτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀσφὺνosphunloinsὀσφύς (osphus)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “loins”, the object formG3751the loins.loinsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withἀληθείᾳalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the to- or for-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.truthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoihaving onἐνδύω (enduō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “having on”, a single actionG1746I put on, clothe (another).having onτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θώρακαthōrakabreastplateθώραξ (thōrax)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “breastplate”, the object formG2382a breast-plate, corslet, cuirass.the breastplateτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsof righteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of righteousness”, the of-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.of righteousness

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Young’s Literal Translation

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

World English Bible

Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Darby Translation

Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Douay-Rheims

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of justice,

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