Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:7-11

7NowδὲdeG1161to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of usG1473ἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588measureμέτρονmetronG3358of theτῆςtēsG3588giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.
8This is whyδιὸdioG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “When He ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305onεἰςeisG1519highὕψοςhupsosG5311,He ledᾐχμαλώτευσενēchmalōteusenG162captives awayαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161,andG2532gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390τοῖςtoisG3588to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.”
9δὲdeG1161WhatτίtiG5101doesἐστινestinG1510τὸtoG3588“He ascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305” mean,exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361thatὅτιhotiG3754He also descendedκαὶ κατέβηkai katebēG2532G2597toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588lowerκατώτεραkatōteraG2737partsμέρηmerēG3313of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς;gēsG1093?
10He whoὁhoG3588descendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597isἐστινestinG1510the veryαὐτός καὶautos kaiG2532G846OneὁhoG3588who ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305aboveὑπεράνωhuperanōG5231allπάντωνpantōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588heavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,in orderἵναinaG2443to fillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137τὰtaG3588all thingsπάντα.pantaG3956.
11AndκαὶkaiG2532it wasHe whoαὐτὸςautosG846gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺςtousG3588μὲνmenG3303to beapostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652δὲdeG1161,someτοὺςtousG3588to beprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396δὲdeG1161,someτοὺςtousG3588to beevangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099,andδὲdeG1161someτοὺςtousG3588to bepastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andκαὶkaiG2532teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,
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