To the intent that. In order that. Greek. hina.
unto. to.
principalities. rulers. Greek. arche. App-172.
powers. authorities. Greek. exousia. App-172. See Ephesians 1:21.
heavenly places. the heavenlies. See Ephesians 1:3.
might be known. may be made known.
church. App-186.
manifold. Greek. polupoikilos. Only here. Implies "infinitely diversified".
wisdom. See Ephesians 1:8.
Verse 10. _THAT NOW UNTO THE PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS IN_ _HEAVENLY PLACES_] _Who_ are these principalities and powers? Some think _evil angels_ are intended, because they are thus denominated, Ephe...
TO THE INTENT - Greek, “that” Ἵνα Hina. The sense is, that it was with this design, or that this was the purpose for which all things were made. One grand purpose in the creation of the universe was...
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ἽΝΑ ΓΝΩΡΙΣΘΗ͂Ι ΝΥ͂Ν. Dependent perhaps on ἀποκεκρυμμένου (so Lightfoot), cf. Mark 4:22; or on φωτίσαι (so Hort apparently). ΤΑΙ͂Σ�. Superhuman intelligences either good (Ephesians 1:21; Colossians 2:1...
Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*. Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_. Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
ΓΝΩΡΙΣΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΓΝΩΡΊΖΩ (G1107), _см._ Ephesians 3:3. _Conj._ с ΪΝ (G2443) выражает цель, ΕΠΟΥΡΆΝΙΟΣ (G2032) небесный (_см._ Ephesians 1:3)....
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ἵνα γνωρισθῇ νῦν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἐξουσίαις ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις : _in order that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenlies might be made known_. To make the manifold wisdom of G...
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TO THE INTENT THAT NOW UNTO THE PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS IN HEAVENLY PLACES MIGHT BE KNOWN BY THE CHURCH THE MANIFOLD WISDOM OF GOD,...
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Ephesians 3:10 intent G2443 now G3568 manifold G4182 wisdom G4678 God G2316 known G1107 (G5686) by G1223 church
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