Ephesians 3:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἴ γε ἠκούσατε τὴν οἰκονομίαν τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς δοθείσης μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς:

Transliteration

If indeed you ēkousate the oikonomian of the charitos of the Theou of the dotheisēs to me eis you:

Grammar Details

• *Ei ge*: conditional particle with emphatic particle - if indeed/since surely
• *ēkousate*: aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person, plural - you heard/have heard
• *oikonomian*: accusative, feminine, singular - stewardship/administration/dispensation
• *charitos*: genitive, feminine, singular - of grace/favor
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *dotheisēs*: aorist, passive, participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having been given
• *moi*: dative, 1st person, singular - to me
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - to/toward/for
• *hymas*: accusative, 2nd person, plural - you

Word Meanings

• *oikonomian*: stewardship/administration/dispensation/management
• *charitos*: grace/favor/kindness
• *dotheisēs*: given/granted/bestowed

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,
• Rom 1:5 : 5 through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;
• Eph 4:7 : 7 and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,
• Gal 1:13 : 13 for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,
• Gal 1:15-16 : 15 and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called `me' through His grace -- 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
• Eph 1:10 : 10 in regard to the dispensation of the fulness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth -- in him;
• Acts 13:2 : 2 and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, `Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'
• Acts 13:46 : 46 And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, `To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;
• Acts 22:21 : 21 and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'
• Col 1:25-27 : 25 of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God, 26 the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints, 27 to whom God did will to make known what `is' the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations -- which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,
• 1 Tim 1:11 : 11 according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
• 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.
• 1 Tim 1:4 : 4 nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --
• Acts 9:15 : 15 And the Lord said unto him, `Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;
• Acts 26:17-18 : 17 delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee, 18 to open their eyes, to turn `them' from darkness to light, and `from' the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that `is' toward me.
• Rom 11:13 : 13 For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;
• Rom 12:3 : 3 For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,
• Rom 15:15-16 : 15 and the more boldly I did write to you, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God, 16 for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 4:1 : 1 Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,
• 1 Cor 9:17-22 : 17 for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted! 18 What, then, is my reward? -- that proclaiming good news, without charge I shall make the good news of the Christ, not to abuse my authority in the good news; 19 for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain; 20 and I became to the Jews as a Jew, that Jews I might gain; to those under law as under law, that those under law I might gain; 21 to those without law, as without law -- (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) -- that I might gain those without law; 22 I became to the infirm as infirm, that the infirm I might gain; to all men I have become all things, that by all means I may save some.
• Eph 3:8 : 8 to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,
• Gal 2:8-9 : 8 for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations, 9 and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision `may go',
• Eph 4:21 : 21 if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;
• Col 1:4 : 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that `is' to all the saints,
• Col 1:6 : 6 which is present to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which ye heard, and knew the grace of God in truth;