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Ephesians 1:22 — King James Version← Study notes

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,


Ephesians 1:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 1:2215 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
ὑπέταξενhypetaxen
He putverbG5293
ὑπὸhypo
underprepositionG5259
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
πόδαςpodas
feetnounG4228
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
ἔδωκενedōken
gaveverbG1325
κεφαλὴνkephalēn
to be headnounG2776
ὑπὲρhyper
overprepositionG5228
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
τῇ
to thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsia
churchnounG1577
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 1:22

“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…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo ago
Head of the Body, the Church
Jesus is the head of the church - the body. We're his physical presence now in the world. We're what his power works through. That's a stunning responsibility. I'm literally part of Christ's body. Th...
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