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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...

1:10 εἰς οἰκονομίαν τοῦ πληρώματος τῶν καιρῶν, ἀνακεφαλαιώσασθαι τὰ πάντα ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ, τὰ ἐπὶ τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐν αὐτῷ. εἰς οἰκονομίαν. Purpose, modifying προέθετο (v. 9; Best, 139). Lexically, the term should not be understood passively as “plan” (contra BDAG, 697–98.2.b) but actively as “activity of administration” (Lincoln, 32), a meaning more congruent with εἰς. If “plan” were the meaning, one would expect κατά. τοῦ πληρώματος. Objective
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