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Ephesians 3:1

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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)

(See Variants Below)

G5127 τουτου

G5484 this cause χαριν

G1473 I εγω

G3972 Paul παυλος

G3588 the ο

G1198 prisoner δεσμιος

G3588 the του

G5547 Christ χριστου

G2424 of Jesus ιησου

G5228 For υπερ

G5216 you υμων

G3588 the των

G1484 Gentiles εθνων

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

G5228 For

this

G5484 cause

G1473 I

G3972 Paul

G3588 the

G1198 prisoner

G2424 Jesus

G5547 Christ

G5228 for

G5216 you

G1484 Gentiles

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Variants

Both the Stephanus 1550 and the Beza 1598 Textus Receptus do not fully support this verse. In many cases the verse is supported from either the Bishop's Bible, Tyndale Bible or the Erasmus reading.

Variant: Transpose "Jesus Christ" to "Christ Jesus."

Greek-English Dictionary

Strongs: G5228

Greek: ὑπέρ

Transliteration: huper

Pronunciation: hoop-er'

Part of Speech: Preposition

Bible Usage: (+ exceeding abundantly) above in (on) behalf of beyond by + very chiefest concerning exceeding (above -ly) for + very highly more (than) of over on the part of for sake of in stead than to (-ward) very. In compounds it retains many of the above applications.

Definition:

over that is (with the genitive case) of place above: beyond across or causal for the sake of instead: regarding; with the accusative case superior to more than . In compounds it retains many of the listed applications

1. in behalf of, for the sake of

2. over, beyond, more than

3. more, beyond, over

Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.