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Ephesians 4:11

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andαὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heἔδωκενedōkengaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.gaveτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmensomeμένconjunction — “some”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.someἀποστόλουςapostolousapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the object formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.apostlesτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andπροφήταςprophētassome, prophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “some, prophets”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.some, prophetsτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andεὐαγγελιστάςeuangelistassome, evangelistsεὐαγγελιστής (euangelistēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “some, evangelists”, the object formG2099an evangelist, a missionary, bearer of good tidings.some, evangelistsτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andποιμέναςpoimenassome, pastorsποιμήν (poimēn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “some, pastors”, the object formG4166a shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men.some, pastorsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιδασκάλουςdidaskalousteachersδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “teachers”, the object formG1320a teacher, master.teachers

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Young’s Literal Translation

and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,

World English Bible

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Darby Translation

and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,

Douay-Rheims

And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors,

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