Ephesians 3:14

World English Bible (2000)

For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τούτου χάριν κάμπτω τὰ γόνατά μου πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,

Transliteration

Of this charin kamptō the gonata of me pros the Patera of the Kyriou of us Iēsou Christou,

Grammar Details

• *Toutou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of this/for this reason
• *charin*: preposition with genitive - for the sake of/because of
• *kamptō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I bow/bend
• *gonata*: accusative, neuter, plural - knees
• *mou*: genitive, 1st person, singular - of me/my
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *Patera*: accusative, masculine, singular - Father
• *tou Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord
• *hēmōn*: genitive, 1st person, plural - of us/our
• *Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ

Word Meanings

• *charin*: for the sake of/because of/on account of
• *kamptō*: I bow/I bend/I kneel
• *gonata*: knees
• *pros*: to/toward/before
• *Patera*: Father

Referenced Verses

• Acts 21:5 : 5 When it happened that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
• Eph 1:16-19 : 16 don't cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
• 1 Kgs 8:54 : 54 It was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.
• Ezra 9:5 : 5 At the evening offering I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God;
• Ps 95:6 : 6 Oh come, let's worship and bow down. Let's kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,
• Isa 45:23 : 23 I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.
• Luke 22:41 : 41 He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and he knelt down and prayed,
• Dan 6:10 : 10 When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
• Phil 2:10 : 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,
• 2 Chr 6:13 : 13 (for Solomon had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;)
• 1 Kgs 19:18 : 18 Yet will I leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him."
• Acts 7:60 : 60 He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he fell asleep.
• Acts 9:40 : 40 Peter put them all out, and kneeled down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
• Acts 20:36 : 36 When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.