Ephesians

Ephesians 2:1–5

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. 3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

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Ephesians 2:1

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
youὑμᾶςhymasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
wereὄνταςontasVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralG1510 I am, exist
deadνεκροὺςnekrousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG3498 dead, a corpse
inτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Neuter PluralG3588 the
yourὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinNoun - Dative Neuter PluralG3900 a falling away, sin
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG266 a sin

Ephesians 2:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
whichαἷςhaisPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
you used to walkπεριεπατήσατεperiepatēsateVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG4043 I walk, conduct my life
when you conformed toκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
waysαἰῶναaiōnaNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG165 an age, a cycle of time
of thisτούτουtoutouDemonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
worldκόσμουkosmouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2889 the world, universe
of theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
rulerἄρχονταarchontaNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG758 a ruler, prince, leader
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
powerἐξουσίαςexousiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1849 power, authority, weight
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
airἀέροςaerosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG109 air
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit
nowνῦνnynAdverbG3568 now, already, at present
at workἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter SingularG1754 I work, accomplish, am operative
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
sonsυἱοῖςhuioisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG5207 a son, descendent
of disobedienceἀπειθείαςapeitheiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG543 willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience

Ephesians 2:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AllπάντεςpantesAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
of usἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
livedἀνεστράφημένanestraphēmenVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralG390 I overturn, turn upside down, return, mid. and pass: I conduct myself, live
amongἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
at one timeποτεpoteParticleG4218 at one time or other
fulfillingἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theταῖςtaisArticle - Dative Feminine PluralG3588 the
cravingsἐπιθυμίαιςepithymiaisNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
of ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
fleshσαρκὸςsarkosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4561 flesh, body
indulgingποιοῦντεςpoiountesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG4160 I do, make
desiresθελήματαthelēmataNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG2307 will, wish, desire
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
thoughtsδιανοιῶνdianoiōnNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralG1271 understanding, intellect, mind
LikeὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
restλοιποίloipoiAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3062 left, left behind, the remainder
we wereἤμεθαēmethaVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
by natureφύσειphyseiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG5449 nature, inherent nature
childrenτέκναteknaNoun - Nominative Neuter PluralG5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
of wrathὀργῆςorgēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3709 anger, wrath, passion

Ephesians 2:4

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
because ofδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
HisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
greatπολλὴνpollēnAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG4183 much, many, often
loveἀγάπηνagapēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG26 love
for usἣνhēnPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
who isὢνōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG1510 I am, exist
richπλούσιοςplousiosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG4145 rich
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
mercyἐλέειeleeiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG1656 pity, mercy

Ephesians 2:5

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
madeσυνεζωοποίησενsynezōopoiēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4806 I make alive together with
ChristΧριστῷChristōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
even whenκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
weἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
wereὄνταςontasVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralG1510 I am, exist
deadνεκροὺςnekrousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG3498 dead, a corpse
in ourτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Neuter PluralG3588 the
trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinNoun - Dative Neuter PluralG3900 a falling away, sin
by graceχάριτίcharitiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG5485 grace, favor, kindness
you have beenἐστεesteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
savedσεσῳσμένοιsesōsmenoiVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG4982 I save, heal

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

Ephesians 2:3 Titus 3:3 · Ephesians 4:22 · Galatians 5:16–24 · 1 Peter 1:14 · Romans 13:14 · Romans 6:12 · Psalm 51:5 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 · 1 John 2:16 · Ephesians 4:17–19 · Ephesians 2:2 · Romans 8:7–8

Ephesians 2:4 1 Peter 1:3 · Ephesians 1:7 · Titus 3:4–7 · Psalm 86:15 · Romans 5:8 · Ephesians 2:7 · Psalm 145:8 · Romans 10:12 · 1 Timothy 1:14 · John 3:14–17 · Psalm 103:8–11 · Deuteronomy 7:7–8

Ephesians 2:5 Romans 3:24 · Ephesians 2:8 · Romans 5:8 · Romans 5:10 · Acts 15:11 · Romans 8:2 · Ephesians 2:1 · Titus 2:11 · Ephesians 5:14 · Romans 4:16 · Titus 3:5 · John 5:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.