Ephesians

Ephesians 3:10–11

10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Ephesians 3:10

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
thatἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
nowνῦνnynAdverbG3568 now, already, at present
throughδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1577 an assembly, congregation, church
theἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
manifoldπολυποίκιλοςpolypoikilosAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG4182 much varied, manifold
wisdomσοφίαsophiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG4678 wisdom
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
should be made knownγνωρισθῇgnōristhēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1107 I make known, declare, know
to theταῖςtaisArticle - Dative Feminine PluralG3588 the
rulersἀρχαῖςarchaisNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG746 ruler, beginning
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
authoritiesἐξουσίαιςexousiaisNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG1849 power, authority, weight
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Neuter PluralG3588 the
heavenly realmsἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisAdjective - Dative Neuter PluralG2032 heavenly, celestial

Ephesians 3:11

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
according toκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
eternalαἰώνωνaiōnōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG165 an age, a cycle of time
purposeπρόθεσινprothesinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4286 the show-bread, predetermination
thatἣνhēnPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
He accomplishedἐποίησενepoiēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4160 I do, make
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
ChristΧριστῷChristōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
LordΚυρίῳKyriōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

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Ephesians 3:10 1 Peter 1:12 · Ephesians 6:12 · 1 Corinthians 2:7 · Romans 11:33 · Ephesians 1:21 · Ephesians 1:3 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · 1 Peter 3:22 · Matthew 11:25–27 · Romans 8:38 · Colossians 1:16 · Revelation 5:9–14

Ephesians 3:11 2 Timothy 1:9 · Ephesians 1:11 · Ephesians 1:4 · Romans 9:11 · Isaiah 46:10–11 · Ephesians 1:9 · Isaiah 14:24–27 · Romans 8:28–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.