12{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.12",
"source": "Πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ:",
"text": "*Pros* the *katartismon* of the *hagiōn*, for *ergon* of *diakonias*, for *oikodomēn* of the *sōmatos* of the *Christou*:",
"grammar": {
"*Pros*": "preposition with accusative - for/toward",
"*katartismon*": "accusative masculine singular - equipping/perfecting",
"*hagiōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of saints/holy ones",
"*ergon*": "accusative neuter singular - work/deed",
"*diakonias*": "genitive feminine singular - of ministry/service",
"*oikodomēn*": "accusative feminine singular - building up/edification",
"*sōmatos*": "genitive neuter singular - of body",
"*Christou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*Pros*": "for/toward/with a view to",
"*katartismon*": "equipping/perfecting/complete furnishing",
"*hagiōn*": "saints/holy ones/set apart ones",
"*ergon*": "work/deed/task",
"*diakonias*": "ministry/service/attendance",
"*oikodomēn*": "building up/edification/construction",
"*sōmatos*": "body/physical structure",
"*Christou*": "Christ/Anointed One"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.13",
"source": "Μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες εἰς τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ:",
"text": "Until we *katantēsōmen* the all into the *henotēta* of the *pisteōs*, and of the *epignōseōs* of the *Huiou* of the *Theou*, into *andra teleion*, into *metron hēlikias* of the *plērōmatos* of the *Christou*:",
"grammar": {
"*Mechri*": "preposition - until/as far as",
"*katantēsōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - we might attain/arrive at",
"the all": "nominative plural - all (of us)",
"*henotēta*": "accusative feminine singular - unity/oneness",
"*pisteōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of faith/belief",
"*epignōseōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of knowledge/recognition",
"*Huiou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Son",
"*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God",
"*andra*": "accusative masculine singular - man",
"*teleion*": "accusative masculine singular - perfect/complete/mature",
"*metron*": "accusative neuter singular - measure/standard",
"*hēlikias*": "genitive feminine singular - of maturity/stature",
"*plērōmatos*": "genitive neuter singular - of fullness/completeness",
"*Christou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*katantēsōmen*": "might attain/arrive at/reach",
"*henotēta*": "unity/oneness",
"*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust",
"*epignōseōs*": "knowledge/full recognition/precise knowledge",
"*Huiou*": "Son/descendant",
"*Theou*": "God/deity",
"*andra teleion*": "perfect man/mature man/complete man",
"*metron*": "measure/standard",
"*hēlikias*": "maturity/stature/age",
"*plērōmatos*": "fullness/completeness",
"*Christou*": "Christ/Anointed One"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.14",
"source": "Ἵνα μηκέτι ὦμεν νήπιοι, κλυδωνιζόμενοι, καὶ περιφερόμενοι παντὶ ἀνέμῳ τῆς διδασκαλίας, ἐν τῇ κυβείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἐν πανουργίᾳ, πρὸς τὴν μεθοδείαν τῆς πλάνης·",
"text": "*Hina* no longer we *ōmen nēpioi*, being *klydōnizomenoi*, and being *peripheromenoi* by every *anemō* of the *didaskalias*, in the *kybeia* of the *anthrōpōn*, in *panourgia*, *pros* the *methodeian* of the *planēs*;",
"grammar": {
"*Hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*ōmen*": "present active subjunctive, 1st plural - we might be",
"*nēpioi*": "nominative masculine plural - infants/children",
"*klydōnizomenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being tossed by waves",
"*peripheromenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being carried about",
"*anemō*": "dative masculine singular - by wind",
"*didaskalias*": "genitive feminine singular - of teaching/instruction",
"*kybeia*": "dative feminine singular - by trickery/sleight",
"*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of men/people",
"*panourgia*": "dative feminine singular - in craftiness/cunning",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - toward/with a view to",
"*methodeian*": "accusative feminine singular - scheming/method",
"*planēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of error/deception"
},
"variants": {
"*ōmen*": "might be/should be",
"*nēpioi*": "infants/children/immature ones",
"*klydōnizomenoi*": "being tossed by waves/being agitated",
"*peripheromenoi*": "being carried about/tossed to and fro",
"*anemō*": "wind/breath",
"*didaskalias*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine",
"*kybeia*": "trickery/sleight/dice-playing",
"*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/human beings",
"*panourgia*": "craftiness/cunning/trickery",
"*methodeian*": "scheming/cunning arts/method",
"*planēs*": "error/deception/wandering"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Ephesians.4.15",
"source": "Ἀληθεύοντες δὲ ἐν ἀγάπῃ, αὐξήσωμεν εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή, ὁ Χριστός:",
"text": "*Alētheuontes* *de* in *agapē*, we might *auxēsōmen* into *auton* all things, who is the *kephalē*, the *Christos*:",
"grammar": {
"*Alētheuontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - speaking truth",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/however",
"*agapē*": "dative feminine singular - in love",
"*auxēsōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - we might grow",
"*auton*": "accusative masculine singular - into him",
"*kephalē*": "nominative feminine singular - head",
"*Christos*": "nominative masculine singular - Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*Alētheuontes*": "speaking truth/being truthful/holding to truth",
"*agapē*": "love (divine, selfless love)",
"*auxēsōmen*": "might grow/increase",
"*kephalē*": "head/authority/source",
"*Christos*": "Christ/Anointed One"
}
}