King James Version

Ephesians 3:2

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

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εἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.γεgeIfγέparticle — “If”G1065an enclitic, emphasizing particle: at least, indeed, really, but generally too subtle to be represented in English.Ifἠκούσατεēkousateye have heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye have heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.ye have heardτὴνtēnwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichοἰκονομίανoikonomianmanagementοἰκονομία (oikonomia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “management”, the object formG3622management of household affairs, stewardship, administration.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χάριτοςcharitosgraceχάρις (charis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “grace”, the of-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δοθείσηςdotheisēsis givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “is given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.is givenμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toὑμᾶςhumasyou-wardσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you-ward”, the object formG4771you.you-ward

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

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American Standard Version (1901)

if so be that ye have heard of the dispensation of that grace of God which was given me to you-ward;

Young’s Literal Translation

if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

World English Bible

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you,

Darby Translation

(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,

Douay-Rheims

If yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me towards you:

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