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Ephesians 6:10

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Ephesians 6:10
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Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

Explanation

Paul begins the last section of the letter, about spiritual battle (6:10-20). The strength believers need comes from the Lord, not from themselves. Next he describes the armour of God (6:11-17).

Original language
  • λοιποῦ (loipou): henceforth
    Greek · Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · Strong's G3064 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Finally.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 6:10, word 2

  • ἐνδυναμοῦσθε (endunamousthe): to empower
    Greek · Verb, present, passive, imperative, 2nd person plural · Strong's G1743 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Be strengthened, be empowered.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 6:10, word 3

  • κυρίῳ (kuriō): lord
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2962G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Lord.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 6:10, word 5

  • κράτει (kratei): power
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, neuter · Strong's G2904 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Strength.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 6:10, word 9

  • ἰσχύος (ischuos): strength
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G2479 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Might.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 6:10, word 11

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Original language (Greek)

Τοῦ λοιποῦ ἐνδυναμοῦσθε ἐν κυρίῳ καὶ ἐν τῷ κράτει τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ.

  1. ΤοῦTou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. λοιποῦloipou“Henceforth”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · “henceforth” · Strong's G3064
  3. ἐνδυναμοῦσθεendunamousthe“do be empowered”
    Verb, present, passive, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἐνδυναμόω · “to empower” · Strong's G1743
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. κυρίῳkuriō“[the] Lord”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. κράτειkratei“strength”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from κράτος · “power” · Strong's G2904
  10. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἰσχύοςischuos“might”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἰσχύς · “strength” · Strong's G2479
  12. αὐτοῦ.autou“of Him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)