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Ephesians 3:4

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

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πρὸςprosWherebyπρόςpreposition — “Whereby”G4314to, towards, with.Wherebyὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δύνασθεdunastheye mayδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye may”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ye mayἀναγινώσκοντεςanaginōskontesto readἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to read”, an ongoing or repeated actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.νοῆσαιnoēsaito understandνοέω (noeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to understand”, a single actionG3539I understand, think, consider, conceive, apprehend; aor. possibly: realize.This verse uses “understand”.understandτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σύνεσίνsunesinknowledgeσύνεσις (sunesis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the object formG4907a putting together in the mind, hence: understanding, practical discernment, intellect.knowledgeμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μυστηρίῳmustēriōmysteryμυστήριον (mustērion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “mystery”, the to- or for-formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.the mysteryτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in regard to which ye are able, reading [it], to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

Young’s Literal Translation

in regard to which ye are able, reading [it], to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,

World English Bible

by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,

Darby Translation

by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,)

Douay-Rheims

As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,

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