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Ephesians 3:11

In Ephesians 3 of Ephesians.

According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῷ) before Lord here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

κατὰkataAccording 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”.According toπρόθεσινprothesinpurposeπρόθεσις (prothesis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “purpose”, the object formG4286a setting forth, the show-bread; predetermination, purpose.purposeτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰώνωνaiōnōnan ageαἰών (aiōn)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “an age”, the of-formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.This verse uses “an age”.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐποίησενepoiēsenhe purposedποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he purposed”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.he purposedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ChristἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-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).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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American Standard Version (1901)

according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Young’s Literal Translation

according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,

World English Bible

according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Darby Translation

according to [the] purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Douay-Rheims

According to the eternal purpose, which he made, in Christ Jesus our Lord:

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