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OET interlinear EPH 1:17

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. ἵνα
    2. hina
    3. in order that
    4. -
    5. 24430
    6. C·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128292
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128293
    1. Θεός
    2. theos
    3. god
    4. God
    5. 23160
    6. N····NMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128294
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128295
    1. Κυρίου
    2. kurios
    3. master
    4. master
    5. 29620
    6. N····GMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 128296
    1. ἡμῶν
    2. egō
    3. of us
    4. our
    5. 14730
    6. R···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul; R128008; R128279
    11. 128297
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Person=Jesus
    11. 128298
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous
    4. Yeshua
    5. 24240
    6. N····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 128299
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. chosen one messiah
    4. messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 128300
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128301
    1. Πατήρ
    2. patēr
    3. father
    4. -
    5. 39620
    6. N····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128302
    1. τῆς
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128303
    1. δόξης
    2. doxa
    3. of glory
    4. -
    5. 13910
    6. N····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ glory
    8. ˱of˲ glory
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128304
    1. δῴη
    2. didōmi
    3. might give
    4. give
    5. 13250
    6. VOAA3··S
    7. ˓might˒ give
    8. ˓might˒ give
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128305
    1. δῷ
    2. didōmi
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 13250
    6. VSAA3··S
    7. ˓may˒ give
    8. ˓may˒ give
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 128306
    1. ὑμῖν
    2. su
    3. to you all
    4. you
    5. 47710
    6. R···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128008
    11. 128307
    1. πνεῦμα
    2. pneuma
    3. +the spirit
    4. spiritual
    5. 41510
    6. N····ANS
    7. ˓the˒ spirit
    8. ˓the˒ spirit
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128308
    1. σοφίας
    2. sofia
    3. of wisdom
    4. wisdom
    5. 46780
    6. N····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ wisdom
    8. ˱of˲ wisdom
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128309
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. and
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128310
    1. ἀποκαλύψεως
    2. apokalupsis
    3. revelation
    4. -
    5. 6020
    6. N····GFS
    7. revelation
    8. revelation
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128311
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128312
    1. ἐπιγνώσει
    2. epignōsis
    3. +the knowledge
    4. knowledge
    5. 19220
    6. N····DFS
    7. ˓the˒ knowledge
    8. ˓the˒ knowledge
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128313
    1. αὐτοῦ
    2. autos
    3. of him
    4. him
    5. 8460
    6. R···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128314

OET (OET-LV) in_order_that the god of_the master of_us, Yaʸsous chosen_one/messiah, the father of_ the _glory, might_give to_you_all the_spirit of_wisdom and revelation, in the_knowledge of_him,

OET (OET-RV) asking the God of our master Yeshua the messiah to give you spiritual wisdom and to reveal the knowledge about him.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:15–23: Paul prayed for the believers at Ephesus

Paul started the next section by thanking God for the faith and love of the Christians in Ephesus. Then he prayed that they might know God better. Specifically, he prayed that they might know the good things that they can hope for in the future, the blessings that God has promised to his people and the greatness of God’s power. This is the power that raised Jesus from death and put him in the place of highest honor in heaven.

In Greek this whole section is one very long sentence. You will probably need to break it into several shorter sentences in your translation.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Paul’s prayer (GNT, CEV, NCV)

Paul’s prayer for spiritual wisdom (NLT)

Thanksgiving and prayer (NIV)

1:17a

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,

that: The word that here introduces what Paul prayed for. Many English versions start a new sentence here and add the words “I ask” or “I pray” because they are implied from 1:16. For example:

I keep asking that (NIV)

the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father: These two phrases form a parallelism. They both refer to God the Father. This should be clear in your translation. See the second meaning line of the Display for ways you can make this explicit.

the glorious Father: A literal English translation of the Greek is “Father of glory.”

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

the Father who has great glory

the Father who is very great

the Father who is wonderful/majestic

See how you translated “glorious grace” in 1:6a and “glory” in 1:12b and 1:14c. Also see glory, Meaning 4 in the Glossary for more information.

1:17b

may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation

a spirit of wisdom: There are several ways to interpret the word spirit here. It may refer to:

  1. the spirit of man. According to this interpretation, the phrase spirit of wisdom means “spiritual wisdom” or “thinking in a wise way.” For example:

    I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ…may give you spiritual wisdom…. (NET) (BSB, RSV, NASB, NET, KJV, GW, NCV, NJB, NLT, NCV, REB, JBP, ESV)

  2. the Holy Spirit. For example:

    I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand… (CEV) (NIV, GNT, CEV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) and the majority of English translations. In some languages, it will be more natural to translate spirit of wisdom as “spiritually wise.”

and revelation: The word revelation generally refers to something that has been made known. In this context it refers to God making himself known to people. In some languages, it will be more natural to translate the noun revelation as the verb “reveal.” Paul prayed that God would reveal himself to the Ephesian Christians. For example:

reveal God to you (GNT)

1:17c

in your knowledge of Him.

in your knowledge of Him: In this context, the pronoun Him refers to God the Father. If this is not clear in your translation, you may want to make it explicit. You can say for example:

in your knowledge of God

as it regards the way that you know God

General Comment on 1:17

You may need to translate this verse as several sentences, as in the second meaning line of the Display.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἵνα

in_order_that

The connecting phrase so that introduces a reason-result relationship. The reason is that Paul prays for the Ephesians. The result is that God would enlighten the Ephesians about all that he has done for them through Christ. Use a phrase in your language that connects a reason to a result.

πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως, ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ

˓the˒_spirit ˱of˲_wisdom (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα ὁ Θεός τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ Πατήρ τῆς δόξης δῴη ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καί ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ)

Alternate translation: [spiritual wisdom to understand his revelation]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. in order that
    2. -
    3. 24430
    5. hina
    6. C-·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128292
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128293
    1. god
    2. God
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. god
    8. God
    9. GN
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128294
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128295
    1. master
    2. master
    3. 29620
    4. GN
    5. kurios
    6. N-····GMS
    7. master
    8. Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 128296
    1. of us
    2. our
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1G·P
    7. ˱of˲ us
    8. ˱of˲ us
    9. -
    10. Y64; R127999; Person=Paul; R128008; R128279
    11. 128297
    1. Yaʸsous
    2. Yeshua
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y64
    11. 128299
    1. chosen one messiah
    2. messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y64; Person=Jesus
    11. 128300
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128301
    1. father
    2. -
    3. 39620
    4. G
    5. patēr
    6. N-····NMS
    7. father
    8. Father
    9. G
    10. Y64; Person=God
    11. 128302
    1. of
    2. -
    3. 13910
    5. doxa
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ glory
    8. ˱of˲ glory
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128304
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GFS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128303
    1. glory
    2. -
    3. 13910
    5. doxa
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ glory
    8. ˱of˲ glory
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128304
    1. might give
    2. give
    3. 13250
    5. didōmi
    6. V-OAA3··S
    7. ˓might˒ give
    8. ˓might˒ give
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128305
    1. to you all
    2. you
    3. 47710
    5. su
    6. R-···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64; R128008
    11. 128307
    1. +the spirit
    2. spiritual
    3. 41510
    5. pneuma
    6. N-····ANS
    7. ˓the˒ spirit
    8. ˓the˒ spirit
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128308
    1. of wisdom
    2. wisdom
    3. 46780
    5. sofia
    6. N-····GFS
    7. ˱of˲ wisdom
    8. ˱of˲ wisdom
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128309
    1. and
    2. and
    3. 25320
    5. kai
    6. C-·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128310
    1. revelation
    2. -
    3. 6020
    5. apokalupsis
    6. N-····GFS
    7. revelation
    8. revelation
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128311
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128312
    1. +the knowledge
    2. knowledge
    3. 19220
    5. epignōsis
    6. N-····DFS
    7. ˓the˒ knowledge
    8. ˓the˒ knowledge
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128313
    1. of him
    2. him
    3. 8460
    5. autos
    6. R-···3GMS
    7. ˱of˲ him
    8. ˱of˲ him
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 128314

OET (OET-LV) in_order_that the god of_the master of_us, Yaʸsous chosen_one/messiah, the father of_ the _glory, might_give to_you_all the_spirit of_wisdom and revelation, in the_knowledge of_him,

OET (OET-RV) asking the God of our master Yeshua the messiah to give you spiritual wisdom and to reveal the knowledge about him.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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