Ephesians 1:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ,

Transliteration

And all things he hypetaxen under the podas of him, and him edōken as kephalēn over all things to the ekklēsia,

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - connecting
*panta*: accusative, neuter, plural - object of preposition
*hypetaxen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - main verb
*hypo*: preposition governing accusative - subordination
*podas*: accusative, masculine, plural - object of preposition
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - possessive
*kai*: conjunction - connecting
*auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - direct object
*edōken*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - main verb
*kephalēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - predicate accusative
*hyper*: preposition governing accusative - superiority
*ekklēsia*: dative, feminine, singular - indirect object

Word Meanings

*hypetaxen*: subjected/put under/subordinated
*podas*: feet
*edōken*: gave/granted
*kephalēn*: head/chief/leader
*ekklēsia*: church/assembly/congregation

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Col 1:18 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Col 2:10 : 10 and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:
Col 2:19 : 19 and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God.
Eph 5:23 : 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, [being] himself the saviour of the body.
Ps 8:6-8 : 6 Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet: 7 All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field, 8 The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
1 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
Eph 3:21 : 21 unto him [be] the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.
Eph 4:15-16 : 15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, [even] Christ; 16 from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in [due] measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.
Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed {G3767} unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
Gen 3:15 : 15 and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Ps 91:13 : 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot.
Matt 16:18 : 18 And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
1 Cor 15:25-27 : 25 For he must reign, till he {G302} hath put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be abolished is death. 27 For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he saith, {G3754} All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him.
Col 1:8 : 8 who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
Heb 2:8 : 8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.
Heb 12:22-24 : 22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than [that of] Abel.

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