Ephesians 4:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?”
Ephesians 4:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Ephesians 4:916 words
τὸtothe
δὲdeand / but
ἈνέβηAnebēarise, ascend (up), climb (go
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
μὴmēnot
ὅτιhotithat / because
καὶkaiand / also
κατέβηkatebēcome (get, go, step) down
εἰςeisinto / to
τὰtathe
κατώτεραkatōteralower
μέρηmerēbehalf, course, coast
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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