EPHESIANS 1:22

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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

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Ephesians 1:22 Translation & Meaning

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KJV Verse Original Greek Meaning/ Definition
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And καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
hath put ὑπέταξεν To subordinate; reflexively, to obey put
all πάντα All, any, every, the whole all
things (No Greek definition. English implied.)
under ὑπὸ Under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)) under
his αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
feet, πόδας A "foot" (figuratively or literally) feet
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
gave ἔδωκεν To give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) gave
him αὐτὸν The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him
to be (No Greek definition. English implied.)
the head κεφαλὴν The head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively head
over ὑπὲρ "over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than over
all πάντα All, any, every, the whole all
things (No Greek definition. English implied.)
to ἐκκλησίᾳ A calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both) to
the τῇ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
church, ἐκκλησίᾳ A calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both) church

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  • 20  Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

  • 21  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:

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

  • 23  Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.




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