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Ephesians 1:17 — King James Version← Study notes

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:


Ephesians 1:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 1:1721 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ΧριστοῦChristou
ChristnounG5547
ho
thearticleG3588
πατὴρpatēr
FathernounG3962
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
δόξηςdoxēs
of glorynounG1391
δώῃdōē
giveverbG1325
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
πνεῦμαpneuma
a spiritnounG4151
σοφίαςsophias
of wisdomnounG4678
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀποκαλύψεωςapokalypseōs
revelationnounG602
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἐπιγνώσειepignōsei
the knowledgenounG1922
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 1:17

Never was anything equal to the yearnings of the Apostle, never anything like the sympathy and the affectionateness of the blessed Paul, who made his every prayer in behalf of whole cities and peoples, and writes the same to all, “I thank my God for you, making mention of you in my prayers.” Think how many he had in his mind, whom it were a labor so much as to remember; how many he made mention of in his prayers, giving thanks to God for them all as though he himself had…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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