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Eph 1:6. Εἰς, to) The end aimed at.-ἔπαινον δόξης τῆς χάριτος, the praise of the glory of His grace) The praise of His glory, Eph 1:12; Eph 1:14. The praise of grace takes its rise first in order, Eph 1:7, then afterwards the praise of the glory [concerning “the glory,” comp. Eph 1:6; Eph 1:17-18.-V. g.]-ἐν ᾗ) χάριτι. Words that are conjugate [χάριτος-ἐχαρίτωσεν], as ἀγάπην-ἠγάπησεν, ch. Eph 2:4.-ἐχαρίτωσεν) χαριτόω, of the same form as ἀγαθόω, δυναμόω, ἐντυπόω, εὐοδόω, ζηλόω, θανατόω, κακόω, κυκλόω, κ.τ.λ., signifies to render acceptable, to embrace in the arms of grace; of which the immediate consequence is blessing: comp. Luk 1:28 [Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη, which is followed by the blessing Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ]. To this refer of His grace, here, and in Eph 1:7.-ἠγαπημένῳ, in the Beloved) the Only Begotten Son. A suitable Antonomasia.[8] Love signifies more than grace. See 1Pe 2:10, where, concerning those who have “obtained mercy,” things are spoken such as that the title, The beloved, stands far pre-eminent above them. Ἔλεος, mercy, necessarily presupposes previous misery, but not so love.
[8] The substitution of a descriptive name for a proper name, by way of pre-eminence. See App.-ED.