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Ephesians

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far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
far above (high) above Prep H5231 ὑπεράνω uperanō
all all, every Adj-GNS H3956 πάσης pasēs
rule beginning, origin N-GFS H746 ἀρχῆς archēs
and authority power to act, authority N-GFS H1849 ἐξουσίας exousias
and power (miraculous) power, might, strength N-GFS H1411 δυνάμεως dunameōs
and dominion, lordship N-GFS H2963 κυριότητος kuriotētos
and every all, every Adj-GNS H3956 πάντος pantos
name a name, authority, cause N-GNS H3686 ὀνόματος onomatos
that is named, to name, to give a name V-PPM/P-GNS H3687 ὀνομαζομένου onomazomenou
not only merely Adv H3440 μόνον monon
in this this DPro-DMS H3778    
age a space of time, an age N-DMS H165 αἰῶνι aiōni
but also and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
in the one to come. to be about to V-PPA-DMS H3195 μέλλοντι mellonti
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
King James Bible far Far above all rule principality, and authority power, and power might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age world, but also in the one that which is to come.come:
Berean Bible far above all rule every principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is being named, not only in this age age, but also in the one to come.coming.
Hebrew Greek English far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.