Ephesians 2:20

Greek	ἐποικοδομηθέντες ἐπὶ τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεμελίῳ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀποστόλων καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” προφητῶν, ὄντοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ἀκρογωνιαίου αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) Χριστοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός Christ means “anointed one” The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ) Noun, masculine. Ἰησοῦ,
ESV	built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
NIV	built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
NLT	Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
KJV	And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

^{Ephesians 2:19 ← Ephesians 2:20 → Ephesians 2:21}

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