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Ephesians 1:9

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

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γνωρίσαςgnōrisasHaving made knownγνωρίζω (gnōrizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Having made known”, a single actionG1107I make known, declare, know, discover.Having made knownἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto usτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μυστήριονmustērionmysteryμυστήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “mystery”, the object formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.the mysteryτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θελήματοςthelēmatoswillθέλημα (thelēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “will”, the of-formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.willαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisκατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὐδοκίανeudokiangood pleasureεὐδοκία (eudokia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “good pleasure”, the object formG2107(a) good-will (good-pleasure), favor, feeling of complacency of God to man, (b) good-pleasure, satisfaction, happiness, delight of men.good pleasureαὐτοῦautouhimselfαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “himself”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himselfἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.προέθετοproethetoto planπροτίθεμαι (protithemai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to plan”, a single actionG4388I purpose, design beforehand, determine.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

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American Standard Version (1901)

making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

Young’s Literal Translation

having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

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making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

Darby Translation

having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself

Douay-Rheims

That he might make known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in him,

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