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Ephesians 4:12
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And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
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For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
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Verse Text
ForG4314 the perfectingG2677 of the saintsG40, forG1519 the workG2041 of the ministryG1248, forG1519 the edifyingG3619 of the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547:
πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ·
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
πρὸς |
pros | G4314 | PREP | For |
τὸν |
ton | G3588 | T-ASM | the |
καταρτισμὸν |
katartismon | G2677 | N-ASM | perfecting |
τῶν |
tōn | G3588 | T-GPM | of the |
ἁγίων, |
hagiōn | G40 | A-GPM | saints |
εἰς |
eis | G1519 | PREP | for |
ἔργον |
ergon | G2041 | N-ASN | the work |
διακονίας, |
diakonias | G1248 | N-GSF | of the ministry |
εἰς |
eis | G1519 | PREP | for |
οἰκοδομὴν |
oikodomēn | G3619 | N-ASF | the edifying |
τοῦ |
tou | G3588 | T-GSN | of the |
σώματος |
sōmatos | G4983 | N-GSN | body |
τοῦ |
tou | G3588 | T-GSM | * |
Χριστοῦ· |
Christou | G5547 | N-GSM | of Christ |
- G40 — ἅγιος (hágios, hag'-ee-os): set apart, holy, sacred — from (an awful thing) (compare ἁγνός, θάλπω); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated):--(most) holy (one, thing), saint.
- G1248 — διακονία (diakonía, dee-ak-on-ee'-ah): waiting at table, service, ministration — from διάκονος; attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate):--(ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing).
- G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
- G2041 — ἔργον (érgon, er'-gon): work, labor, action, deed — from a primary (but obsolete) (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:--deed, doing, labour, work.
- G2677 — καταρτισμός (katartismós, kat-ar-tis-mos'): a perfecting — from καταρτίζω; complete furnishing (objectively):--perfecting.
- G3619 — οἰκοδομή (oikodomḗ, oy-kod-om-ay'): the act of building, a building, edification — feminine (abstract) of a compound of οἶκος and the base of δῶμα; architecture, i.e. (concretely) a structure; figuratively, confirmation:--building, edify(-ication, -ing).
- G4314 — πρός (prós, pros): to, towards, with — a strengthened form of πρό; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):--about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
- G4983 — σῶμα (sōma, so'-mah): body, flesh — from σώζω; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively:--bodily, body, slave.
- G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.
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.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- perfecting — Luke 22:32, John 21:15-17, Acts 9:31, Acts 11:23, Acts 14:22-23, Acts 20:28, Romans 15:14, Romans 15:29, 1 Corinthians 12:7, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Colossians 1:28, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-14, Hebrews 6:1, Hebrews 13:17
- the body — Ephesians 1:23, Ephesians 4:4, Colossians 1:24
- the edifying — Romans 14:19, Romans 15:2, 1 Corinthians 14:4-5, 1 Corinthians 14:12, 1 Corinthians 14:14, 1 Corinthians 14:26, 2 Corinthians 12:19, Ephesians 4:16, Ephesians 4:29, 1 Thessalonians 5:11
- the work — Acts 1:17, Acts 1:25, Acts 20:24, Romans 12:7, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, 2 Corinthians 3:8, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 2 Corinthians 6:3, Colossians 4:17, 1 Timothy 1:12, 2 Timothy 4:5, 2 Timothy 4:11
Reciprocal references (27): Exodus 40:8, Isaiah 61:6, Isaiah 62:6, Jeremiah 1:5, Jeremiah 3:15, Matthew 13:27, Luke 1:2, John 17:8, John 17:23, Acts 15:32, Acts 20:32, Romans 10:15, 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 6:15, 1 Corinthians 10:17, 1 Corinthians 12:5, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Corinthians 14:3, 1 Corinthians 14:31, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 3:5, Ephesians 4:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:20, 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 3:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: CHURCH, THE, EDIFICATION
- Torrey’s: CHRIST IS GOD, CHRIST, THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH, CHURCH, THE, EDIFICATION, MINISTERS, PERFECTION
- Nave’s: CHURCH, INSTRUCTION, MINISTER, Christian, PERFECTION, SANCTIFICATION, WISDOM
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