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andκαὶwhatτίthe surpassingτὸ ὑπερβάλλονgreatnessμέγεθοςof his powerτῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦistowardεἰςusἡμᾶςwho believe,τοὺς πιστεύονταςaccording toκατὰthe workingτὴν ἐνέργειανof the mightτοῦ κράτουςof his strength,τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ
Ephesians 1:19
Study it in the app“and what the surpassing greatness of his power is toward us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:19, word by word
- the surpassingὑπερβάλλονhyperballon
surpass
Surpass, go beyond all measure.
Where else “hyperballon” appears- greatnessμέγεθοςmegethos
greatness
Greatness, immense size.
Where else “megethos” appears- of his powerδυνάμεωςdynameōs
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynameōs” appears- who believeπιστεύονταςpisteuontas
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuontas” appears- the workingἐνέργειανenergeian
working, power at work
Working: power when it is in action.
Where else “energeian” appears- of the mightκράτουςkratous
might
God's great strength.
Where else “kratous” appears- of his strengthἰσχύοςischyos
strength
Strength, might.
Where else “ischyos” appears
The context
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,
19 · This verse (above)
20which he has worked in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
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?