Ephesians 4:8
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
עָלָה
ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שְׁבוּת
shᵉbûwth
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
גָּלָה
gâlâh
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
מַתָּנָה
mattânâh
a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָלָה ʻâlâh
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Study H5927 →מַתָּנָה mattânâh
a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe
Study H4979 →גָּלָה gâlâh
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
Study H1540 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →שְׁבוּת shᵉbûwth
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
Study H7622 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
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