Ephesians 2:15

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Word Reference

Original Word	Definitions
τήν G3588	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἔχθραν G2189	Strong's Definition echthra hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition enmity "cause of enmity
ἐν G1722	Strong's Definition en ___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc in, by, with
τῇ G3588	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
σαρκί G4561	Strong's Definition sarx flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such) flesh (the soft substance of the living body, which covers the bones and is permeated with blood) of both man and beasts "the body the body of a man "used of natural or physical origin, generation or relationship born of natural generation the sensuous nature of man, ___%___the animal nature___%___ without any suggestion of depravity "the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin"the physical nature of man as subject to suffering a living creature (because possessed of a body of flesh) whether man or beast"the flesh, denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God
αὐτοῦ G846	Strong's Definition autos the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons himself, herself, themselves, itself "he, she, it"the same
τὸν G3588 T-ASM	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
νόμον G3551 N-ASM	Strong's Definition nomos law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle) anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command of any law whatsoever a law or rule producing a state approved of God by the observance of which is approved of God a precept or injunction"the rule of action prescribed by reason of the Mosaic law, and referring, according to the context, either to the volume of the law or to its contents"the Christian religion: the law demanding faith, the moral instruction given by Christ, especially the precept concerning love"the name of the more important part (the Pentateuch), is put for the entire collection of the sacred books of the Old Testament
τῶν G3588 T-GPF	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐντολῶν G1785 N-GPF	Strong's Definition entolē injunction, i.e., an authoritative prescription an order, command, charge, precept, injunction that which is prescribed to one by reason of his office a commandment a prescribed rule in accordance with which a thing is done a precept relating to lineage, of the Mosaic precept concerning the priesthood "ethically used of the commandments in the Mosaic law or Jewish tradition
ἐν G1722 PREP	Strong's Definition en ___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc in, by, with
δόγμασιν G1378 N-DPN	Strong's Definition dogma a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical) doctrine, decree, ordinance of public decrees "of the Roman Senate"of rulers the rules and requirements of the law of Moses; carrying a suggestion of severity and of threatened judgment"of certain decrees of the apostles relative to right living
καταργήσας G2673 V-AAP-NSM	Strong's Definition katargeō to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively to render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative to cause a person or thing to have no further efficiency "to deprive of force, influence, power to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish to cease, to pass away, be done away "to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from any one"to terminate all intercourse with one
ἵνα G2443 CONJ	Strong's Definition hina in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) that, in order that, so that
τοὺς G3588 T-APM	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
δύο G1417 A-APM-NUI	Strong's Definition dyo ___%___two___%___ the two, the twain
κτίσῃ G2936 V-AAS-3S	Strong's Definition ktizō to fabricate, i.e., found (form originally) to make habitable, to people, a place, region, island to found a city, colony, state to create of God creating the worlds "to form, shape, i.e., to completely change or transform
ἐν G1722 PREP	Strong's Definition en ___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc in, by, with
ἑαὐτῷ G1438	Strong's Definition heautou (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc himself, herself, itself, themselves
εἰς G1519 PREP	Strong's Definition eis to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases into, unto, to, towards, for, among
ἕνα G1520 A-ASM	Strong's Definition heis one one
καινὸν G2537 A-ASM	Strong's Definition kainos new (especially in freshness; while G3501 is properly so with respect to age new as respects form recently made, fresh, recent, unused, unworn as respects substance of a new kind, unprecedented, novel, uncommon, unheard of
ἄνθρωπον G444 N-ASM	Strong's Definition anthrōpos man-faced, i.e., a human being a human being, whether male or female generically, to include all human individuals "to distinguish man from beings of a different race or order of animals and plants "of from God and Christ"of the angels with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin"with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity"with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul"with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God"with reference to sex, a male indefinitely, someone, a man, one"in the plural, people"joined with other words, merchantman
ποιῶν G4160 V-PAP-NSM	Strong's Definition poieō to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) to make with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc. "to be the authors of, the cause"to make ready, to prepare"to produce, bear, shoot forth"to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self"to make a thing out of something"to (make i.e.,) render one anything to (make i.e.,) constitute or appoint one anything, to appoint or ordain one that "to (make i.e.,) declare one anything to put one forth, to lead him out"to make one do something cause one to to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about) to do to act rightly, do well to carry out, to execute to do a thing unto one to do to one with designation of time: to pass, spend"to celebrate, keep to make ready, and so at the same time to institute, the celebration of the passover to perform: to a promise
εἰρήνην G1515 N-ASF	Strong's Definition eirēnē peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity a state of national tranquillity exemption from the rage and havoc of war peace between individuals, i.e., harmony, concord"security, safety, prosperity, felicity, (because peace and harmony make and keep things safe and prosperous)"of the Messiah's peace the way that leads to peace (salvation) of Christianity, the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is"the blessed state of devout and upright men after death

τήν ἔχθραν ἐν τῇ σαρκί αὐτοῦ τὸν νόμον τῶν ἐντολῶν ἐν δόγμασιν καταργήσας ἵνα τοὺς δύο κτίσῃ ἐν ἑαὐτῷ εἰς ἕνα καινὸν ἄνθρωπον ποιῶν εἰρήνην

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Cross References

Colossians 2:14

ἐξαλείψας τὸ καθ' ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον τοῖς δόγμασιν ὃ ἦν ὑπεναντίον ἡμῖν καὶ αὐτὸ ἦρκεν ἐκ τοῦ μέσου προσηλώσας αὐτὸ τῷ σταυρῷ·

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Galatians 3:10

ὅσοι γὰρ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου εἰσὶν ὑπὸ κατάραν εἰσίν· γέγραπται γὰρ Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτά

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the to law do them.

Colossians 1:21

Καὶ ὑμᾶς ποτε ὄντας ἀπηλλοτριωμένους καὶ ἐχθροὺς τῇ διανοίᾳ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς νυνί δέ ἀποκατήλλαξεν

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

Galatians 3:28

οὐκ ἔνι Ἰουδαῖος οὐδὲ Ἕλλην οὐκ ἔνι δοῦλος οὐδὲ ἐλεύθερος οὐκ ἔνι ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ· πάντες γὰρ ὑμεῖς εἷς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 6:15

ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τί ἰσχύει οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Hebrews 8:13

ἐν τῷ λέγειν Καινὴν πεπαλαίωκεν τὴν πρώτην· τὸ δὲ παλαιούμενον καὶ γηράσκον ἐγγὺς ἀφανισμοῦ

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

Colossians 3:10

καὶ ἐνδυσάμενοι τὸν νέον τὸν ἀνακαινούμενον εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν κατ' εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος αὐτόν

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Colossians 2:20

Εἰ οὖν ἀπεθάνετε σὺν τῷ Χριστῷ ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου τί ὡς ζῶντες ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

2 Corinthians 5:17

ὥστε εἴ τις ἐν Χριστῷ καινὴ κτίσις· τὰ ἀρχαῖα παρῆλθεν ἰδού γέγονεν καινά· τὰ πάντα

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Ephesians 4:16

ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα συναρμολογούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον διὰ πάσης ἁφῆς τῆς ἐπιχορηγίας κατ' ἐνέργειαν ἐν μέτρῳ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου μέρους τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ σώματος ποιεῖται εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Hebrews 10:1

Σκιὰν γὰρ ἔχων ὁ νόμος τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν οὐκ αὐτὴν τὴν εἰκόνα τῶν πραγμάτων κατ' ἐνιαυτὸν ταῖς αὐταῖς θυσίαις ἃς προσφέρουσιν εἰς τὸ διηνεκὲς οὐδέποτε δύναται τοὺς προσερχομένους τελειῶσαι·

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make thereunto the comers perfect.

Hebrews 7:16

ὃς οὐ κατὰ νόμον ἐντολῆς σαρκίκης γέγονεν ἀλλὰ κατὰ δύναμιν ζωῆς ἀκαταλύτου

Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

Hebrews 9:9

ἥτις παραβολὴ εἰς τὸν καιρὸν τὸν ἐνεστηκότα καθ' ὃν δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίαι προσφέρονται μὴ δυνάμεναι κατὰ συνείδησιν τελειῶσαι τὸν λατρεύοντα

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Hebrews 10:19

Ἔχοντες οὖν ἀδελφοί παῤῥησίαν εἰς τὴν εἴσοδον τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ αἵματι Ἰησοῦ

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Hebrews 9:23

Ἀνάγκη οὖν τὰ μὲν ὑποδείγματα τῶν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς τούτοις καθαρίζεσθαι αὐτὰ δὲ τὰ ἐπουράνια κρείττοσιν θυσίαις παρὰ ταύτας

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Ephesians 2:14

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Ephesians 2:16

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