adjective
efesios
GreekἘφέσιος (efesios)
Strong’sG2180
Ephesian
stem efesi-5 times in the New Testament3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἐφέσιος, -α, -ον
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2180 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidef-es'-ee-os
an Ephesian or inhabitant of Ephesus
Fromfrom G2181;
King JamesEphesian, of Ephesus.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | efesios | efesias | efesiem | efesiois | efesiais | efesieim |
| object accusative | efesion1×Ἐφέσιον | efesian | efesioin | efesiain | ||
| direct address vocative | efesior | efesiar | efesioir1×Ἐφέσιοι | efesiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | efesiou | efesiau | efesieu | efesioiu3×Ἐφεσίων | efesiaiu | efesieiu |
| to, for dative | efesio | efesia | efesie | efesioi | efesiai | efesiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
efesi is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
efesion“ephesian”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 21:29“ephesian”ale gar proorarētois Trofimon ton Efesion en ta polita sun auto, hon nomizale hoti eis tem hierem eisagata tos Paulos.For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
efesioir“of ephesus”direct addressvocative plural1×
Acts 19:35“of ephesus”katastellaratos de tos grammatevos ton ochlon fēatō; Anēroir Efesioir, tinos gar atō anthrōpoiu hos ouk gnōskatō tan Efesioiu politan neōkoron arōtan tau megau Artemiau kai teu diopeteu?Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
efesioiu“ephesians”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Acts 19:28“ephesians”Akouaratois de kai gineratois plērois thumou krazale legarōtois; Megas tas Artemias Efesioiu.When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:34“ephesians”epignōskaratois de hoti Ioudaios atō fōnas gineta henas ek pantoiu hōs epi hōrain duo krazarōtoiu; Megas tas Artemias Efesioiu.But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:35“ephesians”katastellaratos de tos grammatevos ton ochlon fēatō; Anēroir Efesioir, tinos gar atō anthrōpoiu hos ouk gnōskatō tan Efesioiu politan neōkoron arōtan tau megau Artemiau kai teu diopeteu?Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?