{Wives} (kai gunaikes). The article here distinguishes
class from class and with the vocative case can be best rendered
"Ye wives." So with each group. {Be in subjection to your
husbands} (hupotassesthe tois andrasin). "Own" (idiois) is
genuine in  Eph 5:22 , but not here. The verb hupotassomai has
a military air, common in the _Koin(825f) for such obedience.
Obedience in government is essential as the same word shows in
 Ro 13:1,5 . {As is fitting in the Lord} (h(9373) an(886b)en en
Kuri(9369)). This is an idiomatic use of the imperfect indicative
with verbs of propriety in present time (Robertson, _Grammar_, p.
919). Wives have rights and privileges, but recognition of the
husband's leadership is essential to a well-ordered home, only
the assumption is that the husband has a head and a wise one.