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Ephesians 1

Eph. 1:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The eyes
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ophthalmos (Greek #3788)
the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)
KJV usage: eye, sight.
Pronounce: of-thal-mos'
Origin: from 3700
s of your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
understanding
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
dianoia (Greek #1271)
deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise
KJV usage: imagination, mind, understanding.
Pronounce: dee-an'-oy-ah
Origin: from 1223 and 3563
being enlightened
photizo (Greek #5461)
to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: enlighten, illuminate, (bring to, give) light, make to see.
Pronounce: fo-tid'-zo
Origin: from 5457
; that
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ye
humas (Greek #5209)
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
KJV usage: ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
Pronounce: hoo-mas'
Origin: accusative case of 5210
may know
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
what
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
the hope
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
elpis (Greek #1680)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
KJV usage: faith, hope.
Pronounce: el-pece'
Origin: from a primary ἔλπω (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)
t of his
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
calling
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
klesis (Greek #2821)
an invitation (figuratively)
KJV usage: calling.
Pronounce: klay'-sis
Origin: from a shorter form of 2564
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
what
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
the riches
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ploutos (Greek #4149)
wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment
KJV usage: riches.
Pronounce: ploo'-tos
Origin: from the base of 4130
a of the glory
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
doxa (Greek #1391)
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
KJV usage: dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
Pronounce: dox'-ah
Origin: from the base of 1380
of his
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
inheritance
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kleronomia (Greek #2817)
heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession
KJV usage: inheritance.
Pronounce: klay-ron-om-ee'-ah
Origin: from 2818
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the saints
hagios (Greek #40)
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV usage: (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-os
Origin: from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare 53, 2282)
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Isa. 42:7• 7to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint. (Isa. 42:7)
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Eph. 4:4• 4There is one body and one Spirit, as ye have been also called in one hope of your calling; (Eph. 4:4)
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Eph. 3:16• 16in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man; (Eph. 3:16)

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Ministry on This Verse

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eyes.
Eph. 5:8• 8for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light, (Eph. 5:8)
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Psa. 119:18• 18Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law. (Psa. 119:18)
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Isa. 6:10• 10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed. (Isa. 6:10)
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Isa. 29:10,18• 10For Jehovah hath poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes; the prophets and your chiefs, the seers, hath he covered.
 18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see; (Isa. 29:10,18)
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Isa. 32:3• 3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken; (Isa. 32:3)
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Isa. 42:7• 7to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint. (Isa. 42:7)
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Matt. 13:15• 15for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. (Matt. 13:15)
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Luke 24:45• 45Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures, (Luke 24:45)
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Acts 16:14• 14And a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul. (Acts 16:14)
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Acts 26:18• 18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. (Acts 26:18)
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2 Cor. 4:4,6• 4in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them.
 6Because it is the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Cor. 4:4,6)
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Heb. 10:32• 32But call to mind the earlier days in which, having been enlightened, ye endured much conflict of sufferings; (Heb. 10:32)
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Eph. 2:12• 12that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: (Eph. 2:12)
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Eph. 4:4• 4There is one body and one Spirit, as ye have been also called in one hope of your calling; (Eph. 4:4)
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Rom. 5:4‑5• 4and endurance, experience; and experience, hope;
 5and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which has been given to us: (Rom. 5:4‑5)
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Rom. 8:24‑25• 24For we have been saved in hope; but hope seen is not hope; for what any one sees, why does he also hope?
 25But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience. (Rom. 8:24‑25)
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Gal. 5:5• 5For we, by the Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness. (Gal. 5:5)
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Col. 1:5,23• 5on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,
 23if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which is under heaven, of which *I* Paul became minister. (Col. 1:5,23)
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1 Thess. 5:8• 8but *we* being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as helmet the hope of salvation; (1 Thess. 5:8)
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2 Thess. 2:16• 16But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope by grace, (2 Thess. 2:16)
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Titus 2:13• 13awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)
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Titus 3:7• 7that, having been justified by *his* grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7)
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1 Peter 1:3• 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead, (1 Peter 1:3)
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1 John 3:1‑3• 1See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
 2Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
 3And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as *he* is pure. (1 John 3:1‑3)
his calling.
Eph. 4:1• 1*I*, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called, (Eph. 4:1)
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Rom. 8:28‑30• 28But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.
 29Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brethren.
 30But whom he has predestinated, these also he has called; and whom he has called, these also he has justified; but whom he has justified, these also he has glorified. (Rom. 8:28‑30)
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Phil. 3:14• 14I pursue, looking towards the goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 3:14)
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Col. 3:15• 15And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful. (Col. 3:15)
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1 Thess. 2:12• 12that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12)
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2 Thess. 1:11• 11To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith with power, (2 Thess. 1:11)
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1 Tim. 6:12• 12Strive earnestly in the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses. (1 Tim. 6:12)
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1 Peter 3:9• 9not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing others, because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing. (1 Peter 3:9)
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1 Peter 5:10• 10But the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered for a little while, himself shall make perfect, stablish, strengthen, ground: (1 Peter 5:10)
the riches.
Eph. 1:7,11• 7in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;
 11in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will, (Eph. 1:7,11)
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Eph. 3:8,16• 8To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
 16in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man; (Eph. 3:8,16)
• The first {hope of the calling} is connected with verses 3-5, that is, our calling; the second {glory of His inheritance}, with verse 11, that is, the inheritance. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• By the calling of God we are called to enjoy the blessedness of His presence, near to Himself, to enjoy that which is above us. The inheritance of God applies to that which is below us, to created things, which are all made subject to Christ. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• Take notice that the Apostle does not say “our calling,” although we are the called. He characterizes this calling by connecting it with Him who calls in order that we may understand it according to its excellence, according to its true character. The calling is according to God Himself. (“Ephesians 1” by J.N. Darby)
• I think verse 4 is before his mind's eye here. Verse 5 brings in His place as Father. “The hope of His calling” is founded on the full blessedness that pertains to us according to that purpose of God which is already ours in Christ—already made known to us and received by our hearts—the calling of God that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love....called to be the reflection of His own holy, loving nature, which, of course, we have got in the life of Christ, and which we shall have perfectly developed when changed into His image, from glory to glory. For His calling has its own proper hope of what we shall enjoy in His presence. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:15-23” by W. Kelly)
• The “glory of the inheritance” answers to the middle verses of the chapter. God means to have the whole universe blest and happy under Christ. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:15-23” by W. Kelly)
• Throughout the New Testament, the saints are always represented as (not the inheritance, but) the heirs...what is revealed as the inheritance, means the things in heaven and things on earth. (“Remarks on Ephesians 1:15-23” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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being enlightened in the eyes of your heart, so that ye should know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

W. Kelly Translation

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having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling; and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints;