Ephesians 2:4

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Ephesians 2:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Ὁ δὲ θεὸς πλούσιος ὢν ἐν ἐλέει διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην αὐτοῦ ἣν ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς,

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  4. πλούσιοςplousios“rich”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “rich” · Strong's G4145
  5. ὢνōn“being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  7. ἐλέειeleei“mercy”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ἔλεος · “mercy” · Strong's G1656
  8. διὰdia“because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  9. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. πολλὴνpollēn“great”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  11. ἀγάπηνagapēn“love”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀγάπη · “love” · Strong's G0026
  12. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. ἣνhēn“with which”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  14. ἠγάπησενēgapēsen“He loved”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  15. ἡμᾶς,hēmas“us,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)