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far aboveὑπεράνωeveryπάσηςprincipalityἀρχῆςandκαὶauthorityἐξουσίαςandκαὶpowerδυνάμεωςandκαὶdominionκυριότητοςandκαὶeveryπαντὸςnameὀνόματοςthat is named,ὀνομαζομένουnotοὐonlyμόνονinἐνthisτῷ τούτῳageαἰῶνιbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶinἐνthe oneτῷto come;μέλλοντι
Ephesians 1:21
Study it in the app“far above every principality and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come;”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:21, word by word
- far aboveὑπεράνωhyperanō
far above
Far above.
Where else “hyperanō” appears- principalityἀρχῆςarchēs
ruler
Authorities, human or spiritual forces.
Where else “archēs” appears- authorityἐξουσίαςexousias
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousias” appears- powerδυνάμεωςdynameōs
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynameōs” appears- dominionκυριότητοςkyriotētos
dominion
One of the powers of the unseen world.
Where else “kyriotētos” appears- nameὀνόματοςonomatos
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomatos” appears- that is namedὀνομαζομένουonomazomenou
name
To mention someone; call on the Lord.
Where else “onomazomenou” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- ageαἰῶνιaiōni
age
This present world, or the one to come.
Where else “aiōni” appears- to comeμέλλοντιmellonti
coming
What has not yet arrived: the new world.
Where else “mellonti” appears
The context
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,
21 · This verse (above)
22and he subjected all things under his feet, and gave him as head over all things to the assembly,
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?