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Ephesians 4:18 — King James Version← Study notes

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:


Ephesians 4:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 4:1822 words
GreekMeaning
ἐσκοτωμένοιeskotōmenoi
in theverbG3588
τῇ
from thearticleG3588
διανοίᾳdianoia
understandingnounG1271
ὄντεςontes
beingverbG1510
ἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoi
alienatedverbG526
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ζωῆςzōēs
lifenounG2222
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τὴνtēn
whicharticleG3588
ἄγνοιανagnoian
ignorancenounG52
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
οὖσανousan
is beingverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτοῖςautois
thempronounG846
διὰdia
on account ofprepositionG1223
τὴνtēn
of thearticleG3588
πώρωσινpōrōsin
hardnessnounG4457
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
καρδίαςkardias
heartnounG2588
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:18

These words are not addressed to the Ephesians only, but are now addressed also to you; and that, not from me, but from Paul; or rather, neither from me nor from Paul, but from the grace of the Spirit. And we then ought so to feel, as though that grace itself were uttering them. And now hear what it says. “This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, being darkened in their understanding,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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