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23. ἥτις ἐστὶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, Eph 4:16; Col 1:18. This figure is used of the single local Ecclesia, 1Co 12:12; Rom 12:5. See Hort, u. s., p. 161.
τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν πληρουμένου, ‘the fulfilment (perfect expression) of Him who is being fulfilled (perfectly expressed) in respect of every thing in all things or persons.’ On πλήρωμα see Additional Note. πληρουμένου: this must, as Robinson shows, be taken as a passive. The fact that Origen and Chrysostom took it so without hesitation is a clear proof that they found nothing to stumble at in the construction of τὰ πάντα. on that hypothesis. τὰ πάντα, adverbial as in Eph 4:15. It does not here, as in Eph 1:11, = the universe. ἐν πᾶσιν: the parallel passages (1Co 12:6; 1Co 15:28; Col 3:11) show that this part of the phrase preserves its full force. It is not a mere reduplication of τὰ πάντα. It is not easy to say whether it is masc., as in Eph 4:6, or neut., as in Eph 6:16. Perhaps Bengel’s is the best solution, neutrum masculini potestatem includens.