Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSlaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, Young's Literal Translation Servants—to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying, King James Bible [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again; Greek SlavesΔούλους (Doulous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. are to submit ὑποτάσσεσθαι (hypotassesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Passive Strong's 5293: From hupo and tasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey. to their own ἰδίοις (idiois) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. masters δεσπόταις (despotais) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 1203: A lord, master, or prince. Perhaps from deo and posis; an absolute ruler. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. everything, πᾶσιν (pasin) Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. to be εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. well-pleasing, εὐαρέστους (euarestous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2101: Acceptable, well-pleasing (especially to God), grateful. From eu and arestos; fully agreeable. 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. argumentative, ἀντιλέγοντας (antilegontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 483: To speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist). From anti and lego; to dispute, refuse. |
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