Bible Verse Dictionary
Ephesians 1:4 - Before
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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According as | G2531 | καθώς |
[Adverb] just (or inasmuch) as that |
he hath chosen | G1586 | ἐκλέγομαι |
[Verb] to select |
us | G2248 | ἡμᾶς |
us |
in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
him | G846 | αὐτός |
backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
before | G4253 | πρό |
[Preposition]
|
the foundation | G2602 | καταβολή |
[Noun Feminine] a deposition that is founding; figuratively conception |
of the world | G2889 | κόσμος |
[Noun Masculine] orderly arrangement that is decoration; by implication the world (in a wide or narrow sense including its inhabitants literally or figuratively [morally]) |
that we | G2248 | ἡμᾶς |
us |
should be | G1511 | εἶναι |
[Verb] to exist |
holy | G40 | ἅγιος |
[Adjective] sacred (physically pure morally blameless or religious ceremonially consecrated) |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
without blame | G299 | ἄμωμος |
[Adjective] unblemished (literally or figuratively) |
before | G4253 | πρό |
[Preposition]
|
him | G846 | αὐτός |
backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
|
love | G26 | ἀγάπη |
[Noun Feminine] love that is affection or benevolence; specifically (plural) a love feast |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.