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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...

circumstance, modifying ἐξελέξατο, v. 4; contra Bratcher and Nida, 13, who take it as means). ἡμᾶς. Accusative direct object of προορίσας. εἰς υἱοθεσίαν. Purpose. Υἱοθεσίαν is a metaphor for salvation as an inheritance (cf. 1:11, 14). διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Intermediate agent, modifying υἱοθεσίαν (Lincoln, 25; cf. Gal 4:4–5). εἰς αὐτόν. Advantage. The phrase probably rounds off the mention of adoption and therefore modifies υἱοθεσίαν. The antecedent here is probably, not Christ,
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