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Ephesians 6:16

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “with” (ἐν) before which here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon” (ἐπὶ) before all here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which” (τὰ) before enflamed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐνenAboveἐνpreposition — “Above”G1722in, on, among.Aboveπᾶσινpasinallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἀναλαβόντεςanalabontestakingἀναλαμβάνω (analambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “taking”, a single actionG353I take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away.takingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θυρεὸνthureonshieldθυρεός (thureos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “shield”, the object formG2375the heavy oblong Roman shield.the shieldτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πίστεωςpisteōsof faithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.of faithἐνenwherewithἐνpreposition — “wherewith”G1722in, on, among.wherewithᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δυνήσεσθεdunēsestheye shall be ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall be able”, an action still aheadG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ye shall be ableπάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βέληbelēdartsβέλος (belos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “darts”, the object formG956a missile, dart, javelin, arrow.dartsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πονηροῦponērouof the wickedπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the wicked”, the of-formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “wicked”.of the wickedπεπυρωμέναpepurōmenato burnπυρόομαι (puroomai)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “to burn”, a completed action with a present resultG4448pass: I burn, am set on fire, am inflamed; glow with heat, am purified by fire.This verse uses “burn”.σβέσαιsbesaito extinguishσβέννυμι (sbennumi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to extinguish”, a single actionG4570(a) I extinguish, quench, (b) I suppress, thwart.This verse uses “extinguish”.

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ἐπὶepiAboveἐπίpreposition — “Above”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

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American Standard Version (1901)

withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one .

Young’s Literal Translation

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

World English Bible

above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

Darby Translation

besides all [these], having taken the shield of faith with which ye will be able to quench all the inflamed darts of the wicked one.

Douay-Rheims

In all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one.

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