Ephesians 4:9
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?”
πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
γῆ
earth?
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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μέρος
regions
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μέρος
a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
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καταβαίνω
He descended
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καταβαίνω
to descend (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
is this
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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κατώτερος
lower
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κατώτερος
inferior (locally, of Hades)
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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