Queries on Ephesians 1

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1. Wherein lies the special fitness of the apostle's designation of himself here (άπ. X. '1. S. θ. Θ.) and of the saints addressed?
4. What does the apostle mean by εἴλατο ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς, (2 Thess. 2:1313But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: (2 Thessalonians 2:13)) as distinguished from ἐξελέξατο ἡ. ἐν αὐ.? And how does πρὸ κατὰ κ. differ from πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων (2 Tim. 1:99Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, (2 Timothy 1:9))? Should ἐω ἀγάπγ be joined with προορίσας?
7. What is the proper force of ἔχομεν? will it bear “ever needing and ever having,” “never complete here below?” Why ἐν ῷ? Why in Col. 1 does the Spirit omit δια τ. αἵ? Why παραπτωμαίων rather than άμ?
8. Difference of σοφία and φρόνησις?
10. What is the force of the plural οὐρ. here and elsewhere as distinct from the singular?
11. Can ἐκληρὠθημεν be taken here as “were chosen as His inheritance?” or “were enfeoffed “.? Does καί bear on it?
13. Construction of ὐμεῖς with what verb to be supplied?
14. τῆς περιποιήσεως, form why? reference? Why ή καθ’ νμας πίστις rather than ή π. ὑμ.?
17. How are we to understand δῷη ύμῖν Πν. σ. κ. ἀποκ. of those already sealed and anointed? Construction of πεφ. τ. ὀφθ.?
19. Difference of δύναμις, κράτος, ἴσχυς?
21. Difference of ἀρχή, εξουσία, δύν. and κυρ.?
23. Precise force of τὰ π. ἐν π. πλ?