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Ephesians 3:7

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That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:	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.	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;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Whereof^G3739 I was made^G1096 a minister^G1249, according^G2596 to the gift^G1431 of the grace^G5485 of God^G2316 given^G1325 unto me^G3427 by^G2596 the effectual working^G1753 of his^G846 power^G1411.

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Original Greek

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

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
οὗ	hou	G3739	R-GSN	Whereof
ἐγενόμην	egenomēn	G1096	V-2ADI-1S	I was made
διάκονος	diakonos	G1249	N-NSM	a minister
κατὰ	kata	G2596	PREP	according
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
δωρεὰν	dōrean	G1431	N-ASF	to the gift
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	of the
χάριτος	charitos	G5485	N-GSF	grace
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
δοθεῖσαν	dotheisan	G1325	V-APP-ASF	given
μοι	moi	G3427	P-1DS	unto me
κατὰ	kata	G2596	PREP	by
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
ἐνέργειαν	energeian	G1753	N-ASF	effectual working
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
δυνάμεως	dunameōs	G1411	N-GSF	power
αὐτοῦ.	autou	G846	P-GSM	of his

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1249 — διάκονος (diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os): a waiter, servant, administrator — probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare διώκω); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):--deacon, minister, servant.
• G1325 — δίδωμι (dídōmi, did'-o-mee): I offer, give — a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
• G1411 — δύναμις (dýnamis, doo'-nam-is): might, power, marvelous works — from δύναμαι; force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself):--ability, abundance, meaning, might(-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle(-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.
• G1431 — δωρεά (dōreá, do-reh-ah'): a free gift — from δῶρον; a gratuity:--gift.
• G1753 — ἐνέργεια (enérgeia, en-erg'-i-ah): working, activity — from ἐνεργής; efficiency ("energy"):--operation, strong, (effectual) working.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2596 — κατά (katá, kat-ah'): down from, against, according to, throughout, during — a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):--about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
• G3427 — μοί (moí, moy): the simpler form of ἐμοί; to me:--I, me, mine, my.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G5485 — χάρις (cháris, khar'-ece): grace, favor, kindness — from χαίρω; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude):--acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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