Ephesians 5:30

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{ "verseID": "Ephesians.5.30", "source": "Ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκός αὐτοῦ, καί ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ.", "text": "Because *melē esmen* of the *sōmatos autou*, from the *sarkos autou*, and from the *osteōn autou*", "grammar": { "*Hoti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*esmen*": "present, indicative, 1st plural - we are", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of body", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of flesh", "*osteōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of bones" }, "variants": { "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical form", "*sarkos*": "flesh/body/physical nature", "*osteōn*": "bones/skeletal parts" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκός αὐτοῦ, καί ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Because melē esmen of the sōmatos autou, from the sarkos autou, and from the osteōn autou

Grammar Details

• *Hoti*: conjunction - because/for
• *melē*: nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts
• *esmen*: present, indicative, 1st plural - we are
• *sōmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of body
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *sarkos*: genitive, feminine, singular - of flesh
• *osteōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of bones

Word Meanings

• *melē*: members/parts/limbs
• *sōmatos*: body/physical form
• *sarkos*: flesh/body/physical nature
• *osteōn*: bones/skeletal parts

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  because we are members of His body.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  because we are members of his body.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For we are members of his body of his flesshe and of his bones.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For we are membres of his body, of his flesh and of his bones.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For we are members of his bodie, of his flesh, and of his bones.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For we are members of his body, of his flesshe, and of his bones.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  because members we are of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  because we are members of his body.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  because we are members of his body.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because we are parts of his body.

• World English Bible (2000)

  because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  because we are members of his body.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 6:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.6.15", "source": "Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν μέλη Χριστοῦ ἐστιν; ἄρας οὖν τὰ μέλη τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ποιήσω πόρνης μέλη; Μὴ γένοιτο.", "text": "Not *oidate* that the *sōmata* of you *melē* *Christou* *estin*? Having *aras* therefore the *melē* of the *Christou*, shall I *poiēsō* of *pornēs* *melē*? *Mē genoito*.", "grammar": { "*Ouk oidate*": "negative + perfect indicative, 2nd plural - you do not know", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*ta sōmata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - the bodies", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd plural, personal pronoun - of you", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is/are", "*aras*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having taken", "*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore", "*ta melē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the members", "*tou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Christ", "*poiēsō*": "future indicative, active, 1st singular - shall I make", "*pornēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of a prostitute", "*Mē genoito*": "negative + aorist optative, middle, 3rd singular - may it not be/never" }, "variants": { "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*aras*": "taking/removing/lifting", "*poiēsō*": "shall I make/shall I create", "*pornēs*": "prostitute/harlot", "*Mē genoito*": "may it never be/God forbid/certainly not" } }
• 1 Cor 12:12-27 : 12 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.12", "source": "Καθάπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα ἕν ἐστιν, καὶ μέλη ἔχει πολλὰ, πάντα δὲ τὰ μέλη τοῦ σώματος τοῦ ἑνός, πολλὰ ὄντα, ἕν ἐστιν σῶμα: οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστός.", "text": "*Kathaper* *gar* the *sōma* one *estin*, and *melē* it *echei* many, all *de* the *melē* of the *sōmatos* the one, many *onta*, one *estin* *sōma*: *houtōs* also the *Christos*.", "grammar": { "*Kathaper*": "conjunction - just as/even as", "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - is", "*melē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*echei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - has", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the body", "*henos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the one", "*onta*": "present, participle, active, nominative, neuter, plural - being", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/so/in this manner", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ" }, "variants": { "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*houtōs*": "thus/so/in this manner/likewise" } } 13 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.13", "source": "Καὶ γὰρ ἐν ἑνὶ Πνεύματι ἡμεῖς πάντες εἰς ἓν σῶμα ἐβαπτίσθημεν, εἴτε Ἰουδαῖοι εἴτε Ἕλληνες, εἴτε δοῦλοι εἴτε ἐλεύθεροι· καὶ πάντες εἰς ἓν Πνεῦμα ἐποτίσθημεν.", "text": "And *gar* in one *Pneumati* we all into one *sōma* were *ebaptisthēmen*, whether *Ioudaioi* whether *Hellēnes*, whether *douloi* whether *eleutheroi*; and all into one *Pneuma* were *epotisthēmen*.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because", "*heni*": "dative, neuter, singular - in one", "*Pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - in Spirit", "*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st person, plural - we", "*pantes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/for", "*hen*": "accusative, neuter, singular - one", "*sōma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - body", "*ebaptisthēmen*": "aorist, indicative, passive, 1st person, plural - we were baptized", "*eite*": "conjunction - whether/if", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*Hellēnes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Greeks", "*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves", "*eleutheroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - free persons", "*epotisthēmen*": "aorist, indicative, passive, 1st person, plural - we were given to drink" }, "variants": { "*ebaptisthēmen*": "we were baptized/we were immersed", "*epotisthēmen*": "we were given to drink/we were made to drink/we were watered", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/spirit/breath", "*sōma*": "body/physical form" } } 14 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.14", "source": "Καὶ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα οὐκ ἔστιν ἓν μέλος, ἀλλὰ πολλά.", "text": "And *gar* the *sōma* not *estin* one *melos*, but many.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - is", "*hen*": "nominative, neuter, singular - one", "*melos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - member/part", "*alla*": "conjunction - but/rather" }, "variants": { "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*melos*": "member/part/limb" } } 15 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.15", "source": "Ἐὰν εἴπῃ ὁ πούς, Ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ χείρ, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος· οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος;", "text": "If *eipē* the *pous*, *Hoti* not I am *cheir*, not I am of the *sōmatos*; not *para* this not *estin* of the *sōmatos*?", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conjunction - if", "*eipē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person, singular - should say", "*pous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - foot", "*Hoti*": "conjunction - that/because", "*eimi*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person, singular - I am", "*cheir*": "nominative, feminine, singular - hand", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/of", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the body", "*para*": "preposition + accusative - because of/on account of", "*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - this", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - is" }, "variants": { "*pous*": "foot", "*cheir*": "hand", "*para touto*": "because of this/on this account", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical form" } } 16 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.16", "source": "Καὶ ἐὰν εἴπῃ τὸ οὖς, Ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὀφθαλμός, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος· οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος;", "text": "And if *eipē* the *ous*, *Hoti* not I am *ophthalmos*, not I am of the *sōmatos*; not *para* this not *estin* of the *sōmatos*?", "grammar": { "*ean*": "conjunction - if", "*eipē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person, singular - should say", "*ous*": "nominative, neuter, singular - ear", "*Hoti*": "conjunction - that/because", "*eimi*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person, singular - I am", "*ophthalmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eye", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/of", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the body", "*para*": "preposition + accusative - because of/on account of", "*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - this", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - is" }, "variants": { "*ous*": "ear", "*ophthalmos*": "eye", "*para touto*": "because of this/on this account", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical form" } } 17 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.17", "source": "Εἰ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα ὀφθαλμός, ποῦ ἡ ἀκοή; Εἰ ὅλον ἀκοή, ποῦ ἡ ὄσφρησις;", "text": "If *holon* the *sōma* *ophthalmos*, where the *akoē*? If *holon* *akoē*, where the *osphrēsis*?", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conjunction - if", "*holon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - whole/entire", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body", "*ophthalmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eye", "*pou*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*akoē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - hearing/ear", "*osphrēsis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - smelling/sense of smell" }, "variants": { "*holon*": "whole/entire/all", "*ophthalmos*": "eye", "*akoē*": "hearing/sense of hearing/ear", "*osphrēsis*": "smelling/sense of smell" } } 18 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.18", "source": "Νυνὶ δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἔθετο τὰ μέλη ἓν ἕκαστον αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ σώματι, καθὼς ἠθέλησεν.", "text": "*Nyni* *de* *ho Theos* *etheto* the *melē* one *hekaston* of them in the *sōmati*, *kathōs* he *ēthelēsen*.", "grammar": { "*Nyni*": "adverb - now/at this time", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*ho Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*etheto*": "aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd person, singular - placed/set/arranged", "*melē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*hen*": "accusative, neuter, singular - one", "*hekaston*": "accusative, neuter, singular - each one", "*autōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of them", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*sōmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - in the body", "*kathōs*": "adverb - according as/just as", "*ēthelēsen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - he desired/willed" }, "variants": { "*Nyni*": "now/at present/as it is", "*etheto*": "placed/set/arranged/appointed", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*kathōs*": "according as/just as/even as", "*ēthelēsen*": "desired/willed/wanted" } } 19 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.19", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ἦν τὰ πάντα ἓν μέλος, ποῦ τὸ σῶμα;", "text": "If *de* were *ta panta* one *melos*, where the *sōma*?", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conjunction - if", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*ēn*": "imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - were", "*ta panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - all things", "*hen*": "nominative, neuter, singular - one", "*melos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - member/part", "*pou*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body" }, "variants": { "*ta panta*": "all things/everything", "*melos*": "member/part/limb", "*sōma*": "body/physical form" } } 20 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.20", "source": "Νῦν δὲ πολλὰ μὲν μέλη, ἓν δὲ σῶμα.", "text": "*Nyn* *de* many *men* *melē*, one *de* *sōma*.", "grammar": { "*Nyn*": "adverb - now", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*polla*": "nominative, neuter, plural - many", "*men*": "particle - on the one hand/indeed", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*hen*": "nominative, neuter, singular - one", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body" }, "variants": { "*Nyn*": "now/at present", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*sōma*": "body/physical form" } } 21 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.21", "source": "Οὐ δύναται δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς εἰπεῖν τῇ χειρί, Χρείαν σου οὐκ ἔχω: ἢ πάλιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῖς ποσίν, Χρείαν ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔχω.", "text": "Not *dynatai* *de* the *ophthalmos* *eipein* to the *cheiri*, *Chreian* of you not I *echō*: or *palin* the *kephalē* to the *posin*, *Chreian* of you not I *echō*.", "grammar": { "*dynatai*": "present, indicative, middle, 3rd person, singular - is able", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*ophthalmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eye", "*eipein*": "aorist, infinitive, active - to say", "*cheiri*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the hand", "*Chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need", "*sou*": "genitive, 2nd person, singular - of you", "*echō*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person, singular - I have", "*ē*": "conjunction - or", "*palin*": "adverb - again/once more", "*kephalē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - head", "*posin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the feet", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you" }, "variants": { "*dynatai*": "is able/can", "*ophthalmos*": "eye", "*Chreian*": "need/necessity", "*cheiri*": "hand", "*kephalē*": "head", "*posin*": "feet" } } 22 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.22", "source": "Ἀλλὰ, πολλῷ μᾶλλον τὰ δοκοῦντα μέλη τοῦ σώματος, ἀσθενέστερα ὑπάρχειν, ἀναγκαῖά ἐστιν:", "text": "But, by much *mallon* the *dokounta* *melē* of the *sōmatos*, *asthenester* to *hyparchein*, *anankaia* *estin*:", "grammar": { "*Alla*": "conjunction - but/rather", "*pollō*": "dative, neuter, singular - by much", "*mallon*": "adverb, comparative - more/rather", "*dokounta*": "present, participle, active, nominative, neuter, plural - seeming", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the body", "*asthenester*": "comparative, nominative, neuter, plural - weaker", "*hyparchein*": "present, infinitive, active - to be/to exist", "*anankaia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - necessary", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - is/are" }, "variants": { "*dokounta*": "seeming/appearing/considered", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*asthenester*": "weaker/more feeble", "*hyparchein*": "to be/to exist", "*anankaia*": "necessary/essential/indispensable" } } 23 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.23", "source": "Καὶ ἃ δοκοῦμεν ἀτιμότερα, εἶναι τοῦ σώματος, τούτοις τιμὴν περισσοτέραν περιτίθεμεν· καὶ τὰ ἀσχήμονα ἡμῶν εὐσχημοσύνην περισσοτέραν ἔχει.", "text": "And which we *dokoumen* *atimotea*, *einai* of the *sōmatos*, to these *timēn* *perissoteran* we *peritithemen*; and the *aschēmona* of us *euschēmosynēn* *perissoteran* *echei*.", "grammar": { "*dokoumen*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person, plural - we consider/think", "*atimotea*": "comparative, accusative, neuter, plural - less honorable", "*einai*": "present, infinitive, active - to be", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the body", "*toutois*": "demonstrative pronoun, dative, neuter, plural - to these", "*timēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - honor", "*perissoteran*": "comparative, accusative, feminine, singular - more abundant", "*peritithemen*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person, plural - we bestow/place around", "*aschēmona*": "nominative, neuter, plural - unpresentable parts", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person, plural - of us", "*euschēmosynēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - presentability/propriety", "*echei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - has" }, "variants": { "*dokoumen*": "we consider/we think/we suppose", "*atimotea*": "less honorable/less esteemed", "*timēn*": "honor/value/esteem", "*perissoteran*": "more abundant/greater/more special", "*peritithemen*": "we bestow/we place around/we put on", "*aschēmona*": "unpresentable parts/unseemly parts", "*euschēmosynēn*": "presentability/comeliness/propriety" } } 24 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.24", "source": "Τὰ δὲ εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν οὐ χρείαν ἔχει: ἀλλʼ ὁ Θεὸς συνεκέρασεν τὸ σῶμα, τῷ ὑστερουντι περισσοτέραν δοὺς τιμήν:", "text": "The *de* *euschēmona* of us not *chreian* *echei*: but *ho Theos* *synekerasen* the *sōma*, to the *hysterounti* *perissoteran* having *dous* *timēn*:", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*euschēmona*": "nominative, neuter, plural - presentable parts", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person, plural - of us", "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need", "*echei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - has", "*ho Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*synekerasen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - blended together/composed", "*sōma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - body", "*hysterounti*": "present, participle, active, dative, neuter, singular - lacking", "*perissoteran*": "comparative, accusative, feminine, singular - more abundant", "*dous*": "aorist, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having given", "*timēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - honor" }, "variants": { "*euschēmona*": "presentable parts/comely parts", "*chreian*": "need/necessity", "*synekerasen*": "blended together/composed/combined", "*hysterounti*": "lacking/inferior/less honorable", "*perissoteran*": "more abundant/greater/more special", "*dous*": "having given/granted", "*timēn*": "honor/value/esteem" } } 25 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.25", "source": "Ἵνα μὴ ᾖ σχίσμα ἐν τῷ σώματι· ἀλλὰ τὸ αὐτὸ ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων μεριμνῶσιν τὰ μέλη.", "text": "So that not *ē* *schisma* in the *sōmati*; but the same *hyper* one another *merimnōsin* the *melē*.", "grammar": { "*Hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*ē*": "present, subjunctive, active, 3rd person, singular - might be", "*schisma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - division/schism", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*sōmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - in the body", "*alla*": "conjunction - but/rather", "*auto*": "nominative, neuter, singular - same", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of", "*allēlōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of one another", "*merimnōsin*": "present, subjunctive, active, 3rd person, plural - might care", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts" }, "variants": { "*schisma*": "division/schism/tear", "*hyper*": "for/on behalf of/concerning", "*merimnōsin*": "might care/might be concerned", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs" } } 26 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.26", "source": "Καὶ εἴτε πάσχει ἓν μέλος, συμπάσχει πάντα τὰ μέλη· εἴτε δοξάζεται ἓν μέλος, συγχαίρει πάντα τὰ μέλη.", "text": "And if *paschei* one *melos*, *sympaschei* all the *melē*; if *doxazetai* one *melos*, *sygchairei* all the *melē*.", "grammar": { "*eite*": "conjunction - if/whether", "*paschei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - suffers", "*hen*": "nominative, neuter, singular - one", "*melos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - member/part", "*sympaschei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - suffers with", "*panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - all", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*doxazetai*": "present, indicative, passive, 3rd person, singular - is honored/glorified", "*sygchairei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - rejoices with" }, "variants": { "*paschei*": "suffers/experiences pain", "*melos*": "member/part/limb", "*sympaschei*": "suffers with/suffers together with", "*doxazetai*": "is honored/is glorified/is praised", "*sygchairei*": "rejoices with/rejoices together with" } } 27 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.27", "source": "Ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε σῶμα Χριστοῦ, καὶ μέλη ἐκ μέρους.", "text": "You *de* *este* *sōma* of *Christou*, and *melē* from *merous*.", "grammar": { "*Hymeis*": "nominative, 2nd person, plural - you", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*este*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person, plural - you are", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*merous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of part/portion" }, "variants": { "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*ek merous*": "individually/in part/partially" } }
• Eph 1:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Ephesians.1.23", "source": "Ἥτις ἐστὶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν πληρουμένου.", "text": "Which *estin* the *sōma* of him, the *plērōma* of the one all things in all *plēroumenou*.", "grammar": { "*Hētis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - referring to *ekklēsia*", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - linking verb", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - predicate nominative", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive", "*plērōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - predicate nominative in apposition", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - direct object", "*en*": "preposition governing dative - sphere", "*pasin*": "dative, neuter, plural - sphere", "*plēroumenou*": "present middle participle, genitive, masculine, singular - substantive" }, "variants": { "*estin*": "is/exists", "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*plērōma*": "fullness/completion/that which fills", "*plēroumenou*": "fills/completes/fulfills" } }
• Gen 2:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.23", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הֽ͏ָאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃", "text": "*wayyōʾmer hāʾāḏām zōʾṯ happaʿam ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay ûḇāśār mibbəśārî ləzōʾṯ yiqqārēʾ ʾiššāh kî mēʾîš luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said", "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this", "*happaʿam*": "definite article + noun, feminine, singular - the time/instance", "*ʿeṣem*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - bone of", "*mēʿăṣāmay*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - from my bones", "*ûḇāśār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and flesh", "*mibbəśārî*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my flesh", "*ləzōʾṯ*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - for this one", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - she shall be called", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*kî*": "conjunction - because", "*mēʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - from man", "*luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ*": "Pual perfect, 3rd singular feminine + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this one was taken" }, "variants": { "*happaʿam*": "this time/now/at last", "*ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay*": "bone of my bones/bone from my bones", "*ûḇāśār mibbəśārî*": "and flesh of my flesh/and flesh from my flesh", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "shall be called/will be named", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/female/wife", "*mēʾîš*": "from man/from husband", "*luqŏḥāh*": "was taken/was drawn out" } }
• Rom 12:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Romans.12.5", "source": "Οὕτως οἱ πολλοὶ, ἓν σῶμά ἐσμεν ἐν Χριστῷ, ὁ δὲ καθʼ εἷς ἀλλήλων μέλη.", "text": "Thus the many, one *sōma* we *esmen* in *Christō*, and the according to one of *allēlōn* *melē*.", "grammar": { "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body", "*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we are", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in Christ", "*allēlōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of one another", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts" }, "variants": { "*sōma*": "body/physical body", "*Christō*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*allēlōn*": "one another/each other", "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs" } }
• Col 2:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Colossians.2.19", "source": "Καὶ οὐ κρατῶν τὴν Κεφαλήν, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων ἐπιχορηγούμενον, καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον, αὔξει τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "And not *kratōn* the *Kephalēn*, from whom all the *sōma* through the *haphōn* and *syndesmōn* being *epichorēgoumenon*, and being *symbibazoménon*, *auxei* the *auxēsin* of *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*kratōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - holding fast/grasping", "*Kephalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Head", "*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body", "*haphōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - joints/connections", "*syndesmōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - ligaments/bonds", "*epichorēgoumenon*": "present passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - being supplied/supported", "*symbibazoménon*": "present passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - being joined together", "*auxei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - grows/increases", "*auxēsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - growth/increase", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God" }, "variants": { "*kratōn*": "holding fast/grasping/clinging to", "*Kephalēn*": "Head/Chief/Authority", "*sōma*": "body/physical form", "*haphōn*": "joints/connections/points of contact", "*syndesmōn*": "ligaments/bonds/that which binds together", "*epichorēgoumenon*": "being supplied/supported/nourished", "*symbibazoménon*": "being joined together/united/knit together", "*auxei*": "grows/increases/develops", "*auxēsin*": "growth/increase/development", "*Theou*": "God/deity" } }