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Ephesian

Ephesian

11 9.6
A person from the ancient city of Ephesus
  • noun
  • /ɪˈfiːʒən/
translation icon : efesio
  • And there for two hours they continued to cry, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians."
  • Ephesian philosopher

Examples

  • Ephesians 6:11 tells us to put on the full armor of God, but wearing God's armor isn't always easy, is it, Don?

  • The stadium in Ephesus once hosted events attended by thousands of Ephesians.

  • Ephesians tells us, "Husbands should love their wives as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her."

  • But I believe the Apostle Paul, writing to the Ephesians, said it best when he said "All things are done according to God's will. "

  • Ephesians chapter six tells us to put on the full armor of god so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

  • Ephesians 6:4 says, "Fathers, do not exasperate your children. Instead, bring them up in the training and the instruction of the Lord."

  • In Paul's letter to the Ephesians, he indicates our need to discern, and Paul writes:

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  • And speaking to the Ephesians, who were of course a mixture of Jews and gentiles, Paul reminds us that God's gift to the church... is its variety.

  • The letters of the Apostle Paul were addressed to the Ephesians in the early days of Christianity.

  • Many ancient artifacts from Ephesus provide insight into the lives of its Ephesians.

Surface Forms

Ephesian singular
Ephesianns plural

Morphology

Ephesian = Ephesus (transparent) = Ephesus + ian

The noun meaning 'a native or resident of Ephesus' is the predictable demonymal use of '-ian' on the place name.

Etymology

Ephesian originally names a person from the ancient city Ephesus, so the noun means 'a resident or native of Ephesus'. Just as calling someone a Roman or Athenian tells their origin, calling someone an Ephesian says they come from Ephesus.