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Ephesians 2:20 Interlinear

“And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets being the chief corner himself Jesus Christ”

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Ephesians 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ἐποικοδομηθέντες	G2026	And are built	to build upon, i.e., (figuratively) to rear up
2	ἐπὶ	G1909	upon	properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
3	τῷ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4	θεμελίῳ	G2310	the foundation	something put down, i.e., a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
5	τῶν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
6	ἀποστόλων	G652	of the apostles	a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the gospel; officially a commissioner of christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers)
7	καὶ	G2532	and	and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
8	προφητῶν	G4396	prophets	a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
9	ὄντος	G5607	being	being
10	ἀκρογωνιαίου	G204	the chief corner	belonging to the extreme corner
11	αὐτοῦ	G846	himself	the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
12	Ἰησοῦ	G2424	Jesus	jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
13	Χριστοῦ	G5547	Christ	anointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus

Ephesians 2:20 (current)And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets being the chief corner himself Jesus Christ