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Ephesian

American  
[ih-fee-zhuhn] / ɪˈfi ʒən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Ephesus.


noun

Ephesians plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Ephesus.

Ephesian British  
/ ɪˈfiːʒən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Ephesus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an inhabitant or native of Ephesus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Ephesian

1350–1400; Middle English Effesian < Latin Ephesi ( us ) (< Greek Ephésios ) + -an

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Almost as well known is Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders at Miletus, when they knelt weeping on the shore after he had told them, "You . . . will see my face no more."

From Time Magazine Archive

A more conservative collection, Mary, Mother of God, edited by Braaten and Jenson, features several evangelical scholars striving to rehabilitate that Ephesian title.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir Henry Dickens, 79, only living son of Novelist Charles Dickens, flayed in London one Carl E. Bechofer-Roberts who had written a novel, Ephesian, defaming his father.

From Time Magazine Archive

Addressing the Ephesian elders at Miletus four years before, St Paul bade them “shepherd the Church of God.”

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

And these Ephesian Christians followed the apostle's counsel and they girded themselves with truth, and so were able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

From The Whole Armour of God by Jowett, John Henry

He’s not the only Arizona contributor Fisch was able to lure to Montlake, however, as UW also added cornerback Ephesians Prysock.

From Seattle Times Apr. 1, 2024

Linebacker Jacob Manu is Arizona’s leading tackler, Ephesians Prysock and Tacario Davis have anchored the secondary, and Ta’ita’i Uiagalelei has been a key to the Wildcats’ much-improved pass rush.

From Washington Times Nov. 8, 2023

These prayer networks are led by what is known as the "five-fold ministry" as mentioned in the biblical book of Ephesians: Apostle, prophet, teacher, pastor and evangelist.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2022

Warriors receiver Ephesians Prysock caught touchdown passes of 22 and 43 yards.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2021

Eventually you get to Paul writing letters to the Ephesians and it loses the plot, but the Old Testament and the Gospels?

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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