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thatἵναthe Godὁ θεὸςof our Lordτοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦthe Fatherὁ πατὴρof glory,τῆς δόξηςmay giveδώῃyouὑμῖνa spiritπνεῦμαof wisdomσοφίαςandκαὶof revelationἀποκαλύψεωςinἐνthe knowledgeἐπιγνώσειof him,αὐτοῦ
Ephesians 1:17
Study it in the app“that the God of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:17, word by word
- the Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- of our Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- of gloryδόξηςdoxēs
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxēs” appears- may giveδώῃdōēi
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dōēi” appears- a spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- of wisdomσοφίαςsophias
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophias” appears- of revelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalypseōs
revelation
Revelation: an uncovering, making known what was hidden.
Where else “apokalypseōs” appears- the knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōsei
knowledge
Knowledge: full knowledge of something or of someone, recognition.
Where else “epignōsei” appears
The context
16do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
17 · This verse (above)
18the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints are,
To study Ephesians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What blessings does Paul list in this chapter, and how does he say God gave them to us "in the Messiah" (v. 3)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul repeats "to the praise of his glory" when he describes what God has done (v. 12, 14)?
3. How I live it
Paul gives thanks and prays for others (v. 15-17). Whom could you thank God for today, and what would you ask for them?