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Ephesians 6:18

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

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διὰdiawithδιάpreposition — “with”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.withπάσηςpasēsallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allπροσευχῆςproseuchēsprayerπροσευχή (proseuchē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “prayer”, the of-formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).This verse uses “prayer”.prayerκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδεήσεωςdeēseōssupplicationδέησις (deēsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “supplication”, the of-formG1162supplication, prayer, entreaty.This verse uses “supplication”.supplicationπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoito prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαντὶpantiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allκαιρῷkairōtimeκαιρός (kairos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “time”, the to- or for-formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πνεύματιpneumatispiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.αὐτὸautoheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀγρυπνοῦντεςagrupnountesbe watchfulἀγρυπνέω (agrupneō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “be watchful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG69I am not asleep, am awake; especially: I am watchful, careful.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πάσῃpasēallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allπροσκαρτερήσειproskarterēseiperseveranceπροσκαρτέρησις (proskarterēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “perseverance”, the to- or for-formG4343perseverance.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.δεήσειdeēseipetitionδέησις (deēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “petition”, the to- or for-formG1162supplication, prayer, entreaty.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.πάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίωνhagiōnsaintsἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “saints”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.saints

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τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —

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American Standard Version (1901)

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Young’s Literal Translation

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —

World English Bible

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints.

Darby Translation

praying at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in [the] Spirit, and watching unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;

Douay-Rheims

By all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the spirit; and in the same watching with all instance and supplication for all the saints:

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