King James Version

Ephesians 2:20

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

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ἐποικοδομηθέντεςepoikodomēthentesAnd are builtἐποικοδομέω (epoikodomeō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “And are built”, a single actionG2026I build upon (above) a foundation.And are builtἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεμελίῳthemeliōfoundationθεμέλιος (themelios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “foundation”, the to- or for-formG2310(properly, an adj: belonging to the foundation), a foundation stone.the foundationτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλωνapostolōnof the apostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the apostles”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.of the apostlesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροφητῶνprophētōnprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsὄντοςontosbeingεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “being”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beingἀκρογωνιαίουakrogōniaiouchief cornerἀκρογωνιαῖος (akrogōniaios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “chief corner”, the of-formG204in the corner (of a building); subst: corner-(stone).the chief cornerαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -[stone],

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American Standard Version (1901)

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;

Young’s Literal Translation

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -[stone],

World English Bible

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

Darby Translation

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone,

Douay-Rheims

Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone:

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