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Ephesians: A Handbook on the Greek Text is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this volume, William Larkin provides students with a reliable guide through the intricacies of the Greek text of Ephesians, introducing them to consensus views on matters of syntax, semantics, and textual criticism. In addition, the annotations contain references to current debates relating to the language of Ephesians. Larkin’s annotations demonstrate that linguistically informed analyses...

διὰ τοῦ αἵματος. Means. “Blood” should probably be understood in a figurative sense: “death, violent death” (LN 23.107). αὐτοῦ. Possessive genitive. τὴν ἄφεσιν. Accusative in apposition to τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν as part of a generic-specific relation (Johnson). τῶν παραπτωμάτων. Objective genitive (see 1:1 on θεοῦ). κατὰ τὸ πλοῦτος. Standard. This PP modifies ἔχομεν. τῆς χάριτος. Epexegetical genitive or attributed genitive (“according to his rich/lavish grace”). αὐτοῦ. Subjective
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