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Even when we were dead (kai ontas hēmās nekrous). Repeats the beginning of Eph 2:1, but he changes humās (you Gentiles) to hēmās (us Jews).
Quickened us together with Christ (sunezōopoiēsen tōi Christōi). First aorist active indicative of the double compound verb sunzōopoieō as in Col 2:13 which see. Associative instrumental case in Christōi. Literal resurrection in the case of Jesus, spiritual in our case as pictured in baptism.
By grace have ye been saved (chariti este sesōsmenoi). Instrumental case of chariti and perfect passive periphrastic indicative of sōzō. Parenthetical clause interjected in the sentence. All of grace because we were dead.