Vincent Word Studies - Ephesians 1:8

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Vincent Word Studies - Ephesians 1:8 - 1:8

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Wherein He hath abounded (ἧς ἐπερίσσευσεν)

Rev., correctly, which He made to abound. The verb is used both transitively and intransitively in the New Testament. The transitive use belongs mainly to later Greek. Compare, for the transitive sense, Mat 13:12; 2Co 4:15.

In all wisdom and prudence (ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ φρονήσει)

For wisdom, see on Rom 11:33. For prudence, on Luk 1:17. The latter is an attribute or result of wisdom, concerned with its practical applications. Both words refer here to men, not to God: the wisdom and prudence with which He abundantly endows His followers. Compare Col 1:9. All wisdom is, properly, every kind of wisdom.