King James Version

Ephesians 1:17

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

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ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.the Godτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Fatherτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξηςdoxēsof gloryδόξα (doxa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of glory”, the of-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.of gloryδώῃdōēmay giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “may give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.may giveὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youπνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the spiritσοφίαςsophiasof wisdomσοφία (sophia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of wisdom”, the of-formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.of wisdomκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsrevelationἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “revelation”, the of-formG602an unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation.revelationἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐπιγνώσειepignōseiknowledgeἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the to- or for-formG1922knowledge of a particular point (directed towards a particular object); perception, discernment, recognition, intuition.This verse uses “knowledge”.the knowledgeαὐτοῦautouof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him,

Translation Note

ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. The King James reads “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory.” Verse 3 of the same chapter is ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, “the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

The New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible) reads “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory.” The phrase names the Father as the God of the Lord Jesus. Hebrews 1:8–9 has that same Father address the Son as God.

King James Version. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible), this verse. “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the accurate knowledge of him.” Watchtower Online Library

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American Standard Version (1901)

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

Young’s Literal Translation

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him,

World English Bible

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,

Darby Translation

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you [the] spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him,

Douay-Rheims

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him:

Alludes to

Isaiah 11:2 Isaiah 11:2 · King James VersionAnd the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;Isaiah 11:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;