OET interlinear EPH 4:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν

˓to˒_put_away you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατά τήν προτέραν ἀναστροφήν τόν παλαιόν ἄνθρωπον τόν φθειρόμενον κατά τάς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης)

Paul is speaking of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. Alternate translation: [You must stop living according to your former manner of life]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον

˓to˒_put_away you_all (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατά τήν προτέραν ἀναστροφήν τόν παλαιόν ἄνθρωπον τόν φθειρόμενον κατά τάς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης)

Paul is speaking of a way of living as if it were a person. Alternate translation: [You must stop doing the things that your former self did] or [Stop doing the things that you used to do]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατά τήν προτέραν ἀναστροφήν τόν παλαιόν ἄνθρωπον τόν φθειρόμενον κατά τάς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης)

The old man refers to the “old nature” or “former self,” the way that the person was before the person became a believer in Christ

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατά τήν προτέραν ἀναστροφήν τόν παλαιόν ἄνθρωπον τόν φθειρόμενον κατά τάς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης)

Paul is continuing to speak of a sinful way of living as if it were a person who does evil things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when you fooled yourself into thinking that it was good to do whatever evil thing that you wanted to do]