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Word Studies
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Ephesians
Precept Studies
PWOC Fall 2013
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Cross
References
In your Bible, next to the word “chose” in Ephesians
1:4, should be a small letter. (In my Bible, it is the letter “i”.) In the
margin of the page of Ephesians 1, find the verse number “4” then the letter
that was next to “chose”. Additional verses will be listed that you can look up
to give you more insight into the word “chose”. The cross-references in my
Bible are II Timothy 1:9 and Matthew 13:35. When you cross-reference, you are
using Scripture to interpret Scripture.
Concordance
Using a concordance will give you insight into the
original Hebrew and Greek words in which the Bible was originally written.
Blueletterbible.org is a good website for concordance work. Here are the steps
for using this website:
1.
Go to
blueletterbible.org.
2.
Type in the word
“chose” in the box underneath the main heading that says “Verse or Words”. Use the pull-down arrow to change the version
from KJV to NASB. Hit Return.
3.
Select the option
for Strong’s (this is right next to copy
and copy options). Scroll down to
Ephesians 1:4.
4.
Click on the blue
Strong’s number after the word “chose” in Ephesians 1:4. (Chose is written in
red and the Strong’s number for this word is G1586.)
5.
You will now be
on the Lexicon page and will get additional meaning and insight into this word.
(This website can be made into a wonderful app for
your iphone, itouch, or ipad if you have one. The “Touch Bible” app is also
excellent for these devices, and will give you concordance information by
simply tapping the word in the text. You will need to get the “Touch Bible” app
that costs $.99. The free one no longer has the “tap the word” feature.)
Dictionary
A regular dictionary is helpful for additional
understanding of the meanings of words in Scripture.
Greek Verb
Tenses
Passive: The subject is the recipient of
the action described by the verb
Perfect: Something that was started and
continues into the future
Participle: A verb form used as an
adjectival noun
Active: The subject accomplishes the
action of the verb
Indicative: Makes an assertion of fact
Present: Expresses continuous or repeated
action
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