Ephesians 3:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὗ ἐγενόμην διάκονος, κατὰ τὴν δωρεὰν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσαν μοι κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Of which I egenomēn diakonos, kata the dōrean of the charitos of the Theou the dotheisan to me kata the energeian of the dynameōs of him.

Grammar Details

• *Hou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of which
• *egenomēn*: aorist, middle, indicative, 1st person, singular - I became
• *diakonos*: nominative, masculine, singular - servant/minister
• *kata*: preposition with accusative - according to
• *dōrean*: accusative, feminine, singular - gift
• *charitos*: genitive, feminine, singular - of grace/favor
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *dotheisan*: aorist, passive, participle, accusative, feminine, singular - having been given
• *moi*: dative, 1st person, singular - to me
• *energeian*: accusative, feminine, singular - working/operation/activity
• *dynameōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of power/might
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his

Word Meanings

• *egenomēn*: I became/I was made/I was appointed
• *diakonos*: servant/minister/deacon
• *dōrean*: gift/free gift/bounty
• *charitos*: grace/favor/kindness
• *dotheisan*: given/granted/bestowed
• *energeian*: working/operation/effective power/activity
• *dynameōs*: power/might/strength

Referenced Verses

• Eph 1:19 : 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
• Eph 3:20 : 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
• Eph 3:2 : 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
• 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
• Col 1:23-25 : 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: 25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
• Col 1:29 : 29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
• Isa 43:13 : 13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
• Rom 1:5 : 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
• 2 Cor 3:6 : 6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
• 1 Tim 1:14-15 : 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
• Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
• 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
• Gal 2:8 : 8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
• Rom 15:16 : 16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
• Rom 15:18-19 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
• Eph 4:16 : 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• Eph 3:8 : 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;