Epistle to the Ephesians
- noun
- /ɪˈpɪsəl tə ði ɪˈfiːʒənz/
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Epístola a los Efesios
- The Epistle to the Ephesians emphasizes the importance of unity among Christians.
Examples
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The Epistle to the Ephesians emphasizes the importance of unity among believers.
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The Epistle to the Ephesians emphasizes unity and reconciliation in Christ.
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Many scholars have debated the authorship of the Epistle to the Ephesians.
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Our study group read passages from the Epistle to the Ephesians each week.
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Have you read the Epistle to the Ephesians?
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In the Epistle to the Ephesians, Saint Paul discusses the divine plan for salvation.
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Readers often find comfort in the teachings of the Epistle to the Ephesians.
Synonyms
A New Testament letter by Paul to the people of Ephesus about being saved through Christ
A book of the New Testament with a letter from Paul to Christians in Ephesus
Surface Forms
Morphology
epistle + to + the + Ephesians
The phrase is fully compositional: 'epistle' means a letter and 'to the Ephesians' names the recipients (people from Ephesus), so the overall meaning — a letter addressed to the Ephesians — is directly derivable from the parts. This construction (letter to X) is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would understand it.
Etymology
Epistle to the Ephesians gets its name from two parts: Epistle, an old word for a 'letter', and Ephesians, the 'people of Ephesus'. So it is a New Testament letter sent to the Christians in Ephesus, which is why it reads like teaching about 'unity in Christ'.
