Ephesians 4:14

14so thatἵναno longerμηκέτιwe might beὦμενinfantsνήπιοι,being tossed by wavesκλυδωνιζόμενοιandκαὶbeing carried aboutπεριφερόμενοιby everyπαντὶwindἀνέμῳτῆςof teachingδιδασκαλίαςinἐνtheτῇcunningκυβείᾳτῶνof menἀνθρώπωνinἐνcraftinessπανουργίᾳwith a view toπρὸςtheτὴνschemingμεθοδείαντῆςof deceitπλάνης,

so that no longer may we be infants, being tossed by waves and being carried around by every wind of teaching in the cunning of men in craftiness to the scheming of deceit.

Vocab difficulty

81.9

Rare words

  • κλυδωνιζόμενοι

    κλυδωνίζομαι

    I am tossed by waves, met: I am tossed to and fro.

  • περιφερόμενοι

    περιφέρω

    I carry around; pass: I am driven to and fro.

  • κυβείᾳ

    κυβεία

    (lit: playing with dice, gaming, hence) trickery, sleight.

  • μεθοδείαν

    μεθοδεία

    (a way of search after something, an inquiry; a method), scheming, craftiness, deceit.