Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
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ASV
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.
KJV
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 → |
| ἀνήρ | anēr | husband | G435 → |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| κεφαλὴ | kephalē | head | G2776 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| γυναικὸς | gunaikos | wife | G1135 → |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Χριστὸς | Christos | Christ | G5547 → |
| κεφαλὴ | kephalē | [is the] head | G2776 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| ἐκκλησίας, | ekklēsias | church, | G1577 → |
| αὐτὸς | autos | He Himself | G846 → |
| σωτὴρ | sōtēr | Savior | G4990 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| σώματος· | sōmatos | body; | G4983 → |
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