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Ephesians 2:16

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποκαταλλάξῃapokatallaxēthat he might reconcileἀποκαταλλάσσω (apokatallassō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “that he might reconcile”, a single actionG604I reconcile, change from one state of feeling to another.that he might reconcileτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀμφοτέρουςamphoterousbothἀμφότεροι (amphoteroi)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “both”, the object formG297both (of two).bothἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἑνὶhenioneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.oneσώματιsōmatibodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “body”, the to- or for-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.bodyτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.διὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σταυροῦstauroucrossσταυρός (stauros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “cross”, the of-formG4716a cross.the crossἀποκτείναςapokteinashaving slainἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “having slain”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.having slainτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔχθρανechthranenmityἔχθρα (echthra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “enmity”, the object formG2189enmity, hostility, alienation.This verse uses “enmity”.the enmityἐνentherebyἐνpreposition — “thereby”G1722in, on, among.therebyαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Young’s Literal Translation

and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,

World English Bible

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility through it.

Darby Translation

and might reconcile both in one body to God by the cross, having by it slain the enmity;

Douay-Rheims

And might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, killing the enmities in himself.

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