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Ephesians 3:17

In Ephesians 3 of Ephesians.

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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κατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaito may dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to may dwell”, a single actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.may dwellτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.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.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαιςkardiaisheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἀγάπῃagapēloveἀγάπηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “love”, the to- or for-formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.loveἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoito rootῥιζόομαι (rhizoomai)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to root”, a completed action with a present resultG4492I cause to take root; met: I plant, fix firmly, establish.This verse uses “root”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoito foundθεμελιόω (themelioō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to found”, a completed action with a present resultG2311I found, lay the foundation (lit. and met.).This verse uses “found”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,

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American Standard Version (1901)

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Young’s Literal Translation

that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,

World English Bible

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Darby Translation

that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,

Douay-Rheims

That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity,

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