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whichἥτιςisἐστὶνhis body,τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦthe fullnessτὸ πλήρωμαof the one whoτοῦfillsπληρουμένουall thingsτὰ πάνταinἐνall.πᾶσιν
Ephesians 1:23
Study it in the app“which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in all.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 1:23, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- his bodyσῶμαsōma
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōma” appears- the fullnessπλήρωμαplērōma
fullness
Everything that fills something completely.
Where else “plērōma” appears- fillsπληρουμένουplēroumenou
fill
To occupy something completely, leaving no gap.
Where else “plēroumenou” appears
Translation note
It can also be understood “of the one who is filled entirely in all.”
The context
22and he subjected all things under his feet, and gave him as head over all things to the assembly,
23 · This verse (above)
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?