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Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12
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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)

ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἡ πάλη πρὸς αἷμα καὶ σάρκα ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὰς ἀρχάς, πρὸς τὰς ἐξουσίας, πρὸς τοὺς κοσμοκράτορας τοῦ σκότους τούτου, πρὸς τὰ πνευματικὰ τῆς πονηρίας ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις.

  1. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  2. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  3. ἔστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἡμῖνhēmin“to us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. πάληpalē“wrestling”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “struggle” · Strong's G3823
  7. πρὸςpros“against”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  8. αἷμαhaima“blood”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “blood” · Strong's G0129G
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. σάρκαsarka“flesh”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  11. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  12. πρὸςpros“against”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  13. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἀρχάς,archas“rulers,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἀρχή · “beginning” · Strong's G0746
  15. πρὸςpros“against”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  16. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἐξουσίας,exousias“authorities,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἐξουσία · “authority” · Strong's G1849
  18. πρὸςpros“against”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  19. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. κοσμοκράτοραςkosmokratoras“cosmic powers”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from κοσμοκράτωρ · “world power” · Strong's G2888
  21. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. σκότουςskotous“darkness”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
  23. τούτου,toutou“this,”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  24. πρὸςpros“against”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  25. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. πνευματικὰpneumatika“spiritual [forces]”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from πνευματικός · “spiritual” · Strong's G4152
  27. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. πονηρίαςponērias“of evil”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πονηρία · “evil” · Strong's G4189
  29. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  30. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  31. ἐπουρανίοις.epouraniois“heavenly realms.”
    Adjective, dative, plural, neuter · from ἐπουράνιος · “heavenly” · Strong's G2032
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)