Ephesians

Ephesians 6:12

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
our	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
struggle	πάλη	palē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3823 a wrestling, struggle
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
against	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
flesh	σάρκα	sarka	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
blood	αἷμα	haima	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G129 blood
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
against	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
rulers	ἀρχάς	archas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G746 ruler, beginning
against	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
authorities	ἐξουσίας	exousias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1849 power, authority, weight
against	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
powers	κοσμοκράτορας	kosmokratoras	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2888 ruler of this world
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
this	τούτου	toutou	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
darkness	σκότους	skotous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4655 darkness
against	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
spiritual	πνευματικὰ	pneumatika	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4152 spiritual
of evil	πονηρίας	ponērias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4189 wickedness, iniquities
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
heavenly realms	ἐπουρανίοις	epouraniois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G2032 heavenly, celestial

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Colossians 1:13 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Ephesians 2:2 · Colossians 2:15 · Acts 26:18 · Romans 8:38 · Ephesians 1:21 · 1 Corinthians 9:25–27 · Ephesians 3:10 · Ephesians 1:3 · 1 Peter 3:22 · 1 Corinthians 15:50

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.