Ephesians
Ephesians 2:19–22
19Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ephesians 2:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | Ἄρα | Ara | Conjunction | G686 then, therefore, since |
| you are | ἐστὲ | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| no longer | οὐκέτι | ouketi | Adverb | G3765 no longer, no more |
| strangers | ξένοι | xenoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3581 new, novel, a foreigner |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| foreigners | πάροικοι | paroikoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3941 a stranger, foreigner |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| fellow citizens | συμπολῖται | sympolitai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4847 a fellow citizen |
| with the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| saints | ἁγίων | hagiōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| members of God’s household | οἰκεῖοι | oikeioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3609 of one's family, domestic |
Ephesians 2:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| built | ἐποικοδομηθέντες | epoikodomēthentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2026 I build upon a foundation |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| foundation | θεμελίῳ | themeliō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2310 belonging to the foundation |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| apostles | ἀποστόλων | apostolōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| prophets | προφητῶν | prophētōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4396 a prophet, poet |
| Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Himself | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| as | ὄντος | ontos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| cornerstone | ἀκρογωνιαίου | akrogōniaiou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G204 in the corner, cornerstone |
Ephesians 2:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Him | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| the whole | πᾶσα | pasa | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| building | οἰκοδομὴ | oikodomē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3619 the act of building, a building, edification |
| is fitted together | συναρμολογουμένη | synarmologoumenē | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4883 I fit together |
| grows | αὔξει | auxei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a holy | ἅγιον | hagion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| temple | ναὸν | naon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3485 a temple, shrine |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
Ephesians 2:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| too | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| being built together | συνοικοδομεῖσθε | synoikodomeisthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G4925 I build together with |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a dwelling place | κατοικητήριον | katoikētērion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2732 a habitation, dwelling-place |
| for God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Spirit | Πνεύματι | Pneumati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ephesians 2:19 Philippians 3:20 · 1 John 3:1 · Galatians 6:10 · Galatians 3:26–28 · Ephesians 2:12 · Hebrews 11:13 · Ephesians 3:6 · Hebrews 12:22–24 · Revelation 21:12–26 · Galatians 4:26–31 · Ephesians 3:15
Ephesians 2:20 1 Peter 2:4–5 · Isaiah 28:16 · 1 Peter 2:7–8 · Psalm 118:22 · Ephesians 4:11–13 · Matthew 16:18 · Revelation 21:14 · Acts 4:11–12 · 1 Corinthians 3:9–11 · Galatians 2:9 · Mark 12:10–11 · Matthew 21:42
Ephesians 2:21 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 · 1 Corinthians 3:9 · 2 Corinthians 6:16 · Ephesians 4:13–16 · Hebrews 3:3–4 · 1 Kings 6:7 · Exodus 26:1–37
Ephesians 2:22 1 Peter 2:4–5 · 1 Corinthians 3:16 · John 17:21–23 · 1 John 4:16 · 1 John 4:13 · John 14:17–23 · 1 Corinthians 6:19 · 2 Corinthians 6:16 · Romans 8:9–11 · 1 John 3:24 · Ephesians 3:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.