“Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”
Far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked not only in the present age but also in the one to come — Christ's exaltation (hyperanō, 'far above') surpasses all cosmic powers: arche ('rule'), exousia ('authority'), dynamis ('power'), kyriotēs ('dominion'), and 'every name named,' the totality of created and angelic powers, in both the present aion and the future aion.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 1:21
“And made Him to sit at His right hand, in the Heavenly places, far above all rule and authority, and power and dominion, and every name that is named: and He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him to be Head over all things to the Church, which is His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all.” Vast indeed are the mysteries and secrets of which He has made us partakers. And these it is not possible for us to understand otherwise than by being…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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