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Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οὐounot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 1
παύομαιpauomaido cease
Lemma: παύω (pauō) · Strong's: G3973
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PMI-1S)
Meaning: to cease — παύω ; [in LXX for כָּלָה pi., etc. ; ] ; to make to cease, restrain, hinder: with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό 1Pe.3:10 (LXX). Mid., to cease, leave off: Luk.8:24 11:1, Act.20:1, 1Co.13:8; with ptcp., Luk.5:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Luke 5:4, Luke 8:24, Luke 11:1, Acts 5:42, Acts 6:13, Acts 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3973; TFLSJ G3973; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 2
εὐχαριστῶνeucharistōngiving thanks
Lemma: εὐχαριστέω (eucharisteō) · Strong's: G2168
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to thank — εὐχαριστέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: Jdth.8:25 Wis.18:2, 2Ma.1:11 2Mac 10:7 A 2Ma.12:31 R, 3Ma.7:16 * ; ] ; to be thankful, give thanks (chiefly in late writers and Inscr.; cf. Milligan, Th., 5; Ellic. on Col.1:12; Lft., Notes,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 38 times. Also: Matthew 15:36, Matthew 26:27, Mark 8:6, Mark 14:23, Luke 17:16, Luke 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2168; TFLSJ G2168; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 3
ὑπὲρhuperfor
Lemma: ὑπέρ (huper) · Strong's: G5228
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: above/for — ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv., 2Co.11:23), ; prep. with genitive, accusative ; I. C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically, ; 1. for, on…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 159 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:37, Mark 7:37, Mark 9:40, Mark 14:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5228; TFLSJ G5228; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 4
ὑμῶνhumōnyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 5
μνείανmneianmention
Lemma: μνεία (mneia) · Strong's: G3417
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: remembrance — μνεία, -ας, ἡ; (μιμνήσκω), [in LXX for זָכַר, its parts and derivatives ; ] ; remembrance, mention (= μνήμη) : Php.1:3; μ. ποιεῖσθαι, with genitive of person(s), Rom.1:9, Eph.1:16, 1Th.1:2, Phm 4 (cf. Psa.111:4); μ.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 7 times. Also: Romans 1:9, Philippians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:6, 2 Timothy 1:3, Philemon 1:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3417; TFLSJ G3417; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 6
ὑμῶνhumōnof you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 7
ποιούμενοςpoioumenosmaking
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PMP-NSM)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 8
ἐπὶepiin
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 9
τῶνtōnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (T-GPF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 10
προσευχῶνproseuchōnprayers
Lemma: προσευχή (proseuchē) · Strong's: G4335
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: prayer — προσ-ευχή, -ῆς, ἡ; (προσεύχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for תְּפִלָּה ; ] ; 1. prayer to God: Mat.17:21 (WH, R, txt., om.) Mat.21:22, Mrk.9:29, Luk.22:45, Act.3:1 6:4 10:31, Rom.12:12, 1Co.7:5, Col.4:2; pl., Act.2:42 10:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 36 times. Also: Matthew 17:21, Matthew 21:13, Matthew 21:22, Mark 9:29, Mark 11:17, Luke 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4335; TFLSJ G4335; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 11
μουmouof mine
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Ephesians 1:16 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| {I have} not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| stopped | → | παύω G3973 to cease |
| giving thanks | → | εὐχαριστέω G2168 to thank |
| for | → | ὑπέρ G5228 above/for |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| remembering you | → | μνεία G3417 remembrance |
| in | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| my | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| prayers | → | προσευχή G4335 prayer |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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