Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged. Young's Literal Translation the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged. King James Bible Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged. Greek Fathers,πατέρες (pateres) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. {do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. provoke ἐρεθίζετε (erethizete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2042: To stir up, arouse to anger, provoke, irritate, incite. From a presumed prolonged form of eris; to stimulate. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. children, τέκνα (tekna) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child. so ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. they will not become discouraged. ἀθυμῶσιν (athymōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 120: To lose heart, be despondent, be disheartened. From a compound of a and thumos; to be spiritless, i.e. Disheartened. |
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