Ephesians 3:6
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
גּוֹי
gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
English grammatical function word ('fellowheirs'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equiva...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
μέτοχος
métochos
participant, i.e. (as noun) a sharer; by implication, an associate
Χριστός
Christós
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
εὐαγγέλιον
euangélion
a good message, i.e. the gospel
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('fellowheirs'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they ar...
Study GRAM →μέτοχος métochos
participant, i.e. (as noun) a sharer; by implication, an associate
Study G3353 →גּוֹי gôwy
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
Study H1471 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
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