| NASB © | Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | just | καθὼς | kathōs | 2531a | according as, just as | from kata and hós |
| as He chose | ἐξελέξατο | exelexato | 1586 | to select | from ek and legó (in the sense of pick up) |
| us in Him before | πρὸ | pro | 4253 | before | a prim. preposition |
| the foundation | καταβολῆς | katabolēs | 2602 | a laying down | from kataballó |
| of the world, | κόσμοῦ | kosmou | 2889 | order, the world | a prim. word |
| that we would be holy | ἁγίους | agious | 40 | sacred, holy | from a prim. root |
| and blameless | ἀμώμους | amōmous | 299b | without blemish | from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and mómos |
| before | κατενώπιον | katenōpion | 2714 | over against | adverb from kata and enópios |
| Him. In love | ἀγάπῃ | agapē | 26 | love, goodwill | from agapaó |
| KJV Lexicon καθως adverb kathos  kath-oce': just (or inasmuch) as, that -- according to, (according, even) as, how, when. εξελεξατο verb - aorist middle indicative - third person singular eklegomai  ek-leg'-om-ahee: to select -- make choice, choose (out), chosen. ημας personal pronoun - first person accusative plural hemas  hay-mas': us -- our, us, we. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. αυτω personal pronoun - dative singular masculine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons προ preposition pro  pro: fore, i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to -- above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations. καταβολης noun - genitive singular feminine katabole  kat-ab-ol-ay': a deposition, i.e. founding; figuratively, conception -- conceive, foundation. κοσμου noun - genitive singular masculine kosmos  kos'-mos: orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally) -- adorning, world. ειναι verb - present infinitive einai  i'-nahee: to exist -- am, was. come, is, lust after, please well, there is, to be, was. ημας personal pronoun - first person accusative plural hemas  hay-mas': us -- our, us, we. αγιους adjective - accusative plural masculine hagios  hag'-ee-os: sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) -- (most) holy (one, thing), saint. και conjunction kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words αμωμους adjective - accusative plural masculine amomos  am'-o-mos: unblemished -- without blame (blemish, fault, spot), faultless, unblamable. κατενωπιον preposition katenopion  kat-en-o'-pee-on: directly in front of -- before (the presence of), in the sight of. αυτου personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. αγαπη noun - dative singular feminine agape  ag-ah'-pay: love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast -- (feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love. |
New American Standard (©1995) just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In loveKing James Bible According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: American King James Version According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: American Standard Version even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: Darby Bible Translation according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; English Revised Version even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love: Webster's Bible Translation According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: World English Bible even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love; Young's Literal Translation according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:4 Greek NT: Westcott/Hort with Diacritics καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμοῦ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ, ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:4 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church καθὼς καὶ ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:4 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Ed. with Diacritics καθώς ἐκλέγομαι ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτός πρό καταβολή κόσμος εἰμί ἡμᾶς ἅγιος καί ἄμωμος κατενώπιον αὐτός ἐν ἀγάπη ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:4 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus (1550, with accents) καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:4 Greek NT: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) καθως εξελεξατο ημας εν αυτω προ καταβολης κοσμου ειναι ημας αγιους και αμωμους κατενωπιον αυτου εν αγαπη ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 1:4 Greek NT: Textus Receptus (1894) καθως εξελεξατο ημας εν αυτω προ καταβολης κοσμου ειναι ημας αγιους και αμωμους κατενωπιον αυτου εν αγαπη Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata sicut elegit nos in ipso ante mundi constitutionem ut essemus sancti et inmaculati in conspectu eius in caritate
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