King James Version

Ephesians 2:21

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ἡ) before building here.

ἐνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inᾧhōwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomπᾶσαpasaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allοἰκοδομὴoikodomēbuildingοἰκοδομήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “building”, the subject formG3619(a) the act of building, (b) a building, (c) met: spiritual advancement, edification.the buildingσυναρμολογουμένηsunarmologoumenēfitly framed togetherσυναρμολογέομαι (sunarmologeomai)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “fitly framed together”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4883I fit together, compact.fitly framed togetherαὔξειauxeigrowethαὔξω (auxō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “groweth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.growethεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoναὸνnaontempleναός (naos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the object formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.templeἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “holy”, the object formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lord

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

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American Standard Version (1901)

in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;

Young’s Literal Translation

in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

World English Bible

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

Darby Translation

in whom all [the] building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;

Douay-Rheims

In whom all the building, being framed together, groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord.

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