Ephesians
Ephesians 2:4–5
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!
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 2:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| because of | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| great | πολλὴν | pollēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| for us | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| who is | ὢν | ōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| rich | πλούσιος | plousios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4145 rich |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| mercy | ἐλέει | eleei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G1656 pity, mercy |
Ephesians 2:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| made | συνεζωοποίησεν | synezōopoiēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4806 I make alive together with |
| Christ | Χριστῷ | Christō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| even when | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| 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 our | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| trespasses | παραπτώμασιν | paraptōmasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3900 a falling away, sin |
| by grace | χάριτί | chariti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| you have been | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| saved | σεσῳσμένοι | sesōsmenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4982 I save, heal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.