Ephesians 5:3
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Berean Study Bible
But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.

Young's Literal Translation
and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

King James Bible
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

among
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.

you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

is proper
πρέπει (prepei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4241: It becomes, is fitting to, is right. Apparently a primary verb; to tower up, i.e. to be suitable or proper.

among the saints,
ἁγίοις (hagiois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

there must not be even a hint
ὀνομαζέσθω (onomazesthō)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3687: From onoma; to name, i.e. Assign an appellation; by extension, to utter, mention, profess.

of sexual immorality,
Πορνεία (Porneia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4202: Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.

[or]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

of any kind
πᾶσα (pasa)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

of impurity,
ἀκαθαρσία (akatharsia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 167: Uncleanness, impurity. From akathartos; impurity, physically or morally.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

of greed.
πλεονεξία (pleonexia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4124: Covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage. From pleonektes; avarice, i.e. fraudulency, extortion.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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