noun · feminine
efesas
GreekἜφεσος (efesos)
Strong’sG2181
Ephesus
stem efes-16 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἔφεσος, -ου, ἡ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2181 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidef'-es-os
Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor
Fromprobably of foreign origin;
King JamesEphesus.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | efesas | efesais |
| object accusative | efesan8×Ἔφεσον | efesain |
| direct address vocative | efesar | efesair |
| of, belonging to genitive | efesau2×Ἐφέσου | efesaiu |
| to, for dative | efesa6×Ἐφέσῳ | efesai |
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
efesa 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
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
efesan“Ephesus”objectaccusative singular8×
Acts 18:19“Ephesus”katantala de eis Efesan, kakeinoin kataleipata autou, autos de eisercharatos eis tan sunagōgan dialegeta toi Ioudaioi.When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
Acts 18:24“Ephesus”Ioudaios de tinos Apollos onome, Alexandrevos te gene, anēros logios, katantata eis Efesan, dunatos arōtos en tai grafai.Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
Acts 19:1“Ephesus”Gineta de en te ton Apollon arō en Korintha Paulon diercharaton teim anōterikeim mereim erchara eis Efesan kai heuriskara tinoin mathētoin,While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
Acts 19:17“Ephesus”houtem de gineta gnōstem pantoi Ioudaioi tē kai Hellēnoi toi katoikarōtoi tan Efesan, kai epipiptata fobos epi pantoin autoin, kai megalunite tem onomem tou kuriou Iēsu.This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
Acts 20:16“Ephesus”krinatelē gar tos Paulos paraplara tan Efesan, hopōs mē gineteia auto chronotribara en ta Asia, speudate gar ei dunatem atoiō auto tan hēmeran tau pentēkostau ginera eis Hierosolumeim.Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
Acts 20:17“Ephesus”Apo de tau Milētau pemparatos eis Efesan metakaleta toin presbuteroin tau ekklēsau.From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
2 Timothy 4:12“Ephesus”Tuchikon de apostelama eis Efesan.Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.
Revelation 1:11“Ephesus”legarōtau; Hem blepasō grafasar eis bibliem kai pempasar tai hepta ekklēsai, eis Efesan kai eis Smurnan kai eis Pergaman kai eis Thuateireim kai eis Sardiain kai eis Filadelfeian kai eis Laodikeian.saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
efesau“Ephesus”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 18:21“Ephesus”alla apotasseratos kai legaratos; Palin anakamptami pros vin tou theou thelarōtou anagita apo tau Efesau,But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Acts 19:26“Ephesus”kai theōravō kai akouavō hoti ouk monem Efesau alla schedōs pantau tau Asiau tos Paulos houtos peitharatos methistanata hikanon ochlon, legarōtos hoti ouk alō theois tois dia cheiraiu ginerōtois.And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
efesa“Ephesus”to, fordative singular6×
1 Corinthians 15:32“Ephesus”ei kata anthrōpon thēriomachama en Efesa, tinem mi tem ofelem? ei nekrois ouk egeirilō, Esthianeia kai pinaneia, aurion gar apothnēskanō.If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
1 Corinthians 16:8“Ephesus”epimenami de en Efesa heōs tau pentēkostau;But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
Ephesians 1:1“Ephesus”Paulos apostolos Christou Iēsu dia thelēmeu theou toi hagioi toi arōtoi en Efesa kai pistoi en Christo Iēso;Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
1 Timothy 1:3“Ephesus”Kathōs parakalama sin prosmenara en Efesa, poreuerōtos eis Makedonian, hina parangellaseia tinoi mē heterodidaskalarōAs I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
2 Timothy 1:18“Ephesus”dōatoia auto tos kurios heuriskara elesem para kuriou en ekeina ta hēmera kai hoseim en Efesa diakonata, beltiem sis gnōskasō.May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
Revelation 2:1“Ephesus”To angelo tau en Efesa ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos kratarōtos toin hepta astēroin en ta dexa autou, tos peripatarōtos en mese taiu hepta luchnaiu taiu chrusouaiu;“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.