Ephesians 3:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τούτου χάριν κάμπτω τὰ γόνατά μου πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,

Transliteration

Of this charin kamptō the gonata of me pros the Patera of the Kyriou of us Iēsou Christou,

Grammar Details

• *Toutou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of this/for this reason
• *charin*: preposition with genitive - for the sake of/because of
• *kamptō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I bow/bend
• *gonata*: accusative, neuter, plural - knees
• *mou*: genitive, 1st person, singular - of me/my
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *Patera*: accusative, masculine, singular - Father
• *tou Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord
• *hēmōn*: genitive, 1st person, plural - of us/our
• *Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ

Word Meanings

• *charin*: for the sake of/because of/on account of
• *kamptō*: I bow/I bend/I kneel
• *gonata*: knees
• *pros*: to/toward/before
• *Patera*: Father

Referenced Verses

• Acts 21:5 : 5 And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea,
• Eph 1:16-19 : 16 Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 And that having the eyes of your heart full of light, you may have knowledge of what is the hope of his purpose, what is the wealth of the glory of his heritage in the saints, 19 And how unlimited is his power to us who have faith, as is seen in the working of the strength of his power,
• 1 Kgs 8:54 : 54 Then Solomon, after making all these prayers and requests for grace to the Lord, got up from his knees before the altar of the Lord, where his hands had been stretched out in prayer to heaven;
• Ezra 9:5 : 5 And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God, I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God,
• Ps 95:6 : 6 O come, let us give worship, falling down on our knees before the Lord our Maker.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.
• Luke 22:41 : 41 And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,
• Dan 6:10 : 10 For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:
• Phil 2:10 : 10 So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,
• 2 Chr 6:13 : 13 (For Solomon had made a brass stage, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had put it in the middle of the open space; on this he took his place and went down on his knees before all the meeting of Israel, stretching out his hands to heaven.)
• 1 Kgs 19:18 : 18 But I will keep safe seven thousand in Israel, all those whose knees have not been bent to Baal, and whose mouths have given him no kisses.
• Acts 7:60 : 60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
• Acts 9:40 : 40 But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.
• Acts 20:36 : 36 And having said these words, he went down on his knees in prayer with them all.