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Ephesians 4:11-16

11AndκαὶkaiG2532it wasHe whoαὐτὸςautosG846gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺςtousG3588μὲνmenG3303to beapostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652δὲdeG1161,someτοὺςtousG3588to beprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396δὲdeG1161,someτοὺςtousG3588to beevangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099,andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588to bepastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andκαὶkaiG2532teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,
12to equipπρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸνpros ton katartismonG4314G3588G2677theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40forεἰςeisG1519worksἔργονergonG2041of ministryδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248andεἰςeisG1519to build upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,
13untilμέχριmechriG3360οἱhoiG3588we all reachκαταντήσωμεν πάντες εἰςkatantēsōmen pantes eisG3956G2658G1519τὴνtēnG3588unityἑνότηταhenotētaG1775in theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532in theτῆςtēsG3588knowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, as wematureεἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον,eis andra teleionG1519G435G5046toεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588fullπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the statureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.
14ThenἵναinaG2443we will no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371beὦμενōmenG1510infantsνήπιοιnēpioiG3516,tossed about by the wavesκλυδωνιζόμενοιkludōnizomenoiG2831andκαὶkaiG2532carried aroundπεριφερόμενοιperipheromenoiG4064by everyπαντὶpantiG3956windἀνέμῳanemōG417τῆςtēsG3588of teachingδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319andbyἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cleverἐν πανουργίᾳen panourgiaG1722G3834cunningκυβείᾳkubeiaG2940τῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444inπρὸςprosG4314theirτὴνtēnG3588deceitfulτῆς πλάνης,tēs planēsG3588G4106schemingμεθοδείανmethodeianG3180.
15InsteadδὲdeG1161,speaking the truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,we will inτὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956grow upαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837intoεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547HimselfαὐτὸνautonG846,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588headκεφαλή,kephalēG2776.
16FromἐξexG1537HimοὗhouG3739theτὸtoG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,fittedσυναρμολογούμενονsunarmologoumenonG4883andκαὶkaiG2532held togetherσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonG4822byδιὰdiaG1223everyπάσηςpasēsG3956supportingτῆς ἐπιχορηγίαςtēs epichorēgiasG3588G2024ligamentἁφῆςhaphēsG860τὴνtēnG3588σώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588,growsαὔξησινauxēsinG838ποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160εἰςeisG1519andbuilds itself upοἰκοδομὴν ἑαυτοῦoikodomēn he'autouG3619G1438inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26throughκατ᾽kat᾽G2596theworkἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of eachμέτρῳ ἑκάστου ἐνmetrō hekastou enG1722G3358G1538individualἑνὸςhenosG1520partμέρουςmerousG3313.
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