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inἐνall thingsπᾶσινtaking upἀναλαβόντεςthe shieldτὸν θυρεὸνof faith,τῆς πίστεωςwithἐνwhichᾧyou will be ableδυνήσεσθεto extinguishσβέσαιallπάνταthe flamingπεπυρωμέναarrowsτὰ βέληof the evil one;τοῦ πονηροῦ
Ephesians 6:16
Study it in the app“in all things taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one;”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 6:16, word by word
- taking upἀναλαβόντεςanalabontes
take up
To lift something to carry it, or take someone aboard to go with him.
Where else “analabontes” appears- the shieldθυρεὸνthyreon
shield
A large shield that covered the whole soldier.
Where else “thyreon” appears- of faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- you will be ableδυνήσεσθεdynēsesthe
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynēsesthe” appears- to extinguishσβέσαιsbesai
quench
Put out, quench.
Where else “sbesai” appears- the flamingπεπυρωμέναpepyrōmena
burn
To burn, be ablaze.
Where else “pepyrōmena” appears- arrowsβέληbelē
arrow, dart
Arrow, dart.
Where else “belē” appears- of the evil oneπονηροῦponērou
the evil one
A name given to the devil, God's enemy.
Where else “ponērou” appears
The context
15and having shod your feet with the readiness of the good news of peace;
16 · This verse (above)
17and receive the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
To study Ephesians 6 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions does Paul give to children and to parents (v. 1-4)?
2. What it means
Paul describes God's armor piece by piece (v. 13-17). Why do you think he uses this image, and what does each piece stand for?
3. How I live it
Paul asks for prayer at all times and for all the saints (v. 18). Whom will you pray for today, and at what moment of the day?