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4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

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Panels 4
Word Entries 97
Editorial Notes 0
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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσε τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀπίστων, εἰς τὸ μὴ αὐγάσαι αὐτοῖς τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

30 word entries
ἐν
Lemma
en
Transliteration
en
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2872
οἷς
Lemma
oiv
Transliteration
oiv
Morphology
Greek: relative pronoun dative plural masculine
Part of Speech
relative pronoun
Strong's
G3739
Occurrences
48
Lemma
o
Transliteration
o
Morphology
Greek: article nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
3353
θεὸς
Lemma
qeov
Transliteration
qeov
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
315
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
αἰῶνος
Lemma
aiwnov
Transliteration
aiwnov
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G165
Occurrences
25
τούτου
Lemma
toutou
Transliteration
toutou
Morphology
Greek: demonstrative pronoun genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
demonstrative pronoun
Strong's
G3778
Occurrences
77
ἐτύφλωσε
Transliteration
etuflwsen
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G5186
Occurrences
2
τὰ
Lemma
ta
Transliteration
ta
Morphology
Greek: article accusative plural neuter
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
853
νοήματα
Lemma
nohmata
Transliteration
nohmata
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative plural neuter
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G3540
Occurrences
5
τῶν
Lemma
twn
Transliteration
twn
Morphology
Greek: article genitive plural masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1242
ἀπίστων
Lemma
apistwn
Transliteration
apistwn
Morphology
Greek: adjective genitive plural masculine
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G571
Occurrences
4
εἰς
Lemma
eiv
Transliteration
eiv
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1519
Occurrences
1876
τὸ
Lemma
to
Transliteration
to
Morphology
Greek: article accusative singular neuter
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1725
μὴ
Lemma
mh
Transliteration
mh
Morphology
Greek: particle nominative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
G3361
Occurrences
1034
αὐγάσαι
Lemma
augasai
Transliteration
augasai
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist active infinitive
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G826
Occurrences
1
αὐτοῖς
Lemma
autoiv
Transliteration
autoiv
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun dative plural masculine
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G846
Occurrences
581
τὸν
Lemma
ton
Transliteration
ton
Morphology
Greek: article accusative singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1623
φωτισμὸν
Transliteration
fwtismon
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G5462
Occurrences
2
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular neuter
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
εὐαγγελίου
Transliteration
euaggeliou
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular neuter
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2098
Occurrences
24
τῆς
Lemma
thv
Transliteration
thv
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular feminine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1339
δόξης
Lemma
doxhv
Transliteration
doxhv
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G1391
Occurrences
49
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
Χριστοῦ
Lemma
cristou
Transliteration
cristou
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G5547
Occurrences
271
ὅς
Lemma
ov
Transliteration
ov
Morphology
Greek: relative pronoun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
relative pronoun
Strong's
G3739
Occurrences
231
ἐστιν
Lemma
estin
Transliteration
estin
Morphology
Greek: verb present active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
927
εἰκὼν
Lemma
eikwn
Transliteration
eikwn
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G1504
Occurrences
6
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
Θεοῦ
Lemma
qeou
Transliteration
qeou
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
707
Tischendorf / Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel

Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.

ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀπίστων εἰς τὸ μὴ αὐγάσαι τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ.

29 word entries
ἐν
Lemma
ἐν
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2740
οἷς
Lemma
ὅς
Morphology
R-DPM
Part of Speech
R
Strong's
G3739
Occurrences
1406
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
θεὸς
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity, or divine being.
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
1312
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
αἰῶνος
Morphology
N-GSM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0165
Occurrences
124
τούτου
Morphology
D-GSM
Part of Speech
D
Strong's
G3778
Occurrences
1379
ἐτύφλωσεν
Morphology
V-AAI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G5186
Occurrences
3
τὰ
Lemma
Morphology
T-APN
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
νοήματα
Morphology
N-APN
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G3540
Occurrences
6
τῶν
Lemma
Morphology
T-GPM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
ἀπίστων
Morphology
A-GPM
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G0571
Occurrences
23
εἰς
Lemma
εἰς
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
PREP
Strong's
G1519
Occurrences
1764
τὸ
Lemma
Morphology
T-ASN
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
μὴ
Lemma
μή
Morphology
PRT-N
Part of Speech
PRT
Strong's
G3361
Occurrences
1033
αὐγάσαι
Morphology
V-AAN
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G0826
Occurrences
1
τὸν
Lemma
Morphology
T-ASM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
φωτισμὸν
Morphology
N-ASM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G5462
Occurrences
2
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSN
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
εὐαγγελίου
Morphology
N-GSN
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G2098
Occurrences
76
τῆς
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSF
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
δόξης
Morphology
N-GSF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G1391
Occurrences
166
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
Χριστοῦ,
Morphology
N-GSM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G5547
Occurrences
530
ὅς
Lemma
ὅς
Morphology
R-NSM
Part of Speech
R
Strong's
G3739
Occurrences
1406
ἐστιν
Morphology
V-PAI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
εἰκὼν
Morphology
N-NSF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G1504
Occurrences
23
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
θεοῦ.
Morphology
N-GSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity, or divine being.
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
1312
Syriac Peshitta New Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: New Testament

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܠܗܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܘܪ ܡܕܥܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܕܢܚ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ

19 word entries
ܐܝܠܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'ylyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
319
ܕܐܠܗܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'lhh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
2
ܕܥܠܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'lm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
73
ܗܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܗܢܐ
Transliteration
hn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
482
ܥܘܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܥܘܪ
Transliteration
'wr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
ܡܕܥܝܗܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
md'yhwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending
Occurrences
1
ܥܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܥܠ
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
909
ܕܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܕܠܐ
Transliteration
dl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
720
ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mhymnyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
30
ܕܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܕܠܐ
Transliteration
dl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
720
ܢܕܢܚ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ndnh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3
ܠܗܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lhwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
830
ܢܘܗܪܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
nwhrh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
9
ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'wnglywn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
12
ܕܫܘܒܚܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dshwbhh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
10
ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmshyh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
97
ܕܗܘܝܘ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dhwyw
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
19
ܕܡܘܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmwth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
7
ܕܐܠܗܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'lh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
586
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

in quibus Deus hujus sæculi excæcavit mentes infidelium, ut non fulgeat illis illuminatio Evangelii gloriæ Christi, qui est imago Dei.

19 word entries
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
quibus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quibus
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
deus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
deus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889
huius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
hic
Transliteration
huius
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4646
saeculi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
saeculi
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
280
excaecavit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
excaeco
Transliteration
excaecavit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
8
mentes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mens
Transliteration
mentes
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
80
infidelium
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
infidelium
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
28
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4533
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
fulgeat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
fulgeo
Transliteration
fulgeat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
12
inluminatio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
inluminatio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
9
evangelii
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
evangelii
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
78
gloriae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
gloria
Transliteration
gloriae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
475
Christi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Christi
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
541
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
imago
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
imago
Transliteration
imago
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
51
Dei
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
Dei
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

John 12:40

“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”

104 relevance votes

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

75 relevance votes

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.

75 relevance votes

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”

57 relevance votes

1 John 5:19

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

47 relevance votes

2 Corinthians 4:6

seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

45 relevance votes

Ephesians 2:2

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.

38 relevance votes

Ephesians 6:12

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

34 relevance votes

John 12:31

Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.

30 relevance votes

John 8:12

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

25 relevance votes

John 12:35

Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going.

21 relevance votes

John 14:30

I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.

20 relevance votes
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