Ephesians
Ephesians 2:1–2
1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
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Ephesians 2:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| were | ὄντας | ontas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| dead | νεκροὺς | nekrous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3498 dead, a corpse |
| in | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| trespasses | παραπτώμασιν | paraptōmasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3900 a falling away, sin |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sins | ἁμαρτίαις | hamartiais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
Ephesians 2:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| which | αἷς | hais | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you used to walk | περιεπατήσατε | periepatēsate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| when you conformed to | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| ways | αἰῶνα | aiōna | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| of this | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| world | κόσμου | kosmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| of the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| ruler | ἄρχοντα | archonta | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G758 a ruler, prince, leader |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| power | ἐξουσίας | exousias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| air | ἀέρος | aeros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G109 air |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| spirit | πνεύματος | pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| now | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| at work | ἐνεργοῦντος | energountos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| sons | υἱοῖς | huiois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of disobedience | ἀπειθείας | apeitheias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G543 willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience |
Cross-references
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Ephesians 2:1 Colossians 2:13 · Ephesians 2:5–6 · Colossians 3:1–4 · Ephesians 4:18 · Romans 8:2 · John 5:21 · John 11:25–26 · 1 John 3:14 · John 14:6 · Ephesians 5:14 · John 5:25 · 1 Timothy 5:6
Ephesians 2:2 Ephesians 6:12 · 1 John 5:19 · John 12:31 · Ephesians 2:3 · Colossians 3:6–7 · John 8:44 · Ephesians 5:6 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · Ephesians 4:22 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · 1 John 2:15–17 · 1 Peter 1:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.