Word Study · Strong's G2181 · Greek
Ἔφεσος
Ephesos
ef'-es-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: Éphesos
“Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Ephesus, a city of Asia Minor
Rendered in the KJV as
Ephesus.
- 16occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- Ἔφεσον5
- Ἐφέσῳ5
- Ἔφεσον,1
- Ἔφεσον.¶1
- Ἔφεσον·1
- Ἐφέσου1
- Ἐφέσου.1
- Ἐφέσῳ,1
How it is rendered · 5
- Ephesus10
- Ephesus,2
- Ephesus.2
- Ephesus;1
- in Ephesus1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular8
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular6
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF-L · 8
- N-DSF-L · 6
- N-GSF-L · 2
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Acts8 of 16 · 50%
- 1 Corinthians2 of 16 · 13%
- 2 Timothy2 of 16 · 13%
- Revelation2 of 16 · 13%
- Ephesians1 of 16 · 6%
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Acts8 occurrences
- Acts 18:19Ἔφεσον·ephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.here: Ephesus;
- Acts 18:21Ἐφέσου.ephesounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.here: Ephesus.
- Acts 18:24Ἔφεσονephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularMeanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.here: Ephesus
- Acts 19:1Ἔφεσονephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhile Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some discipleshere: Ephesus
- Acts 19:17Ἔφεσονephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThis 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.here: Ephesus
- Acts 19:26Ἐφέσουephesounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.here: in Ephesus
- Acts 20:16Ἔφεσον,ephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularPaul 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.here: Ephesus,
- Acts 20:17Ἔφεσονephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFrom Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.here: Ephesus
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 15:32Ἐφέσῳ,ephesōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularIf 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.”here: Ephesus,
- 1 Corinthians 16:8Ἐφέσῳephesōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,here: Ephesus
2 Timothy2 occurrences
- 2 Timothy 1:18Ἐφέσῳephesōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularMay the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.here: Ephesus
- 2 Timothy 4:12Ἔφεσον.¶ephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.here: Ephesus.
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 1:11Ἔφεσονephesonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularsaying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”here: Ephesus
- Revelation 2:1Ἐφέσῳephesōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular“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.here: Ephesus