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The one whoὁdescendedκαταβὰςisἐστινhimselfαὐτόςalsoκαὶthe one whoὁascendedἀναβὰςfar aboveὑπεράνωallπάντωνthe heavens,τῶν οὐρανῶνso thatἵναhe might fillπληρώσῃall things.τὰ πάντα
Ephesians 4:10
Study it in the app“The one who descended is himself also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:10, word by word
- descendedκαταβὰςkatabas
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabas” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- ascendedἀναβὰςanabas
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabas” appears- far aboveὑπεράνωhyperanō
far above
Far above.
Where else “hyperanō” appears- the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōn
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōn” appears- he might fillπληρώσῃplērōsēi
fill
To occupy something completely, leaving no gap.
Where else “plērōsēi” appears
The context
9Now this “He ascended,” what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10 · This verse (above)
11And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as shepherds and teachers,
To study Ephesians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?