What Does Ephesians 1:21 Mean in the King James?
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Because “name” is paired with “that is named,” the verse places every identity and authority beneath the one whose nature outranks them.
THE MEANING
Christ is far above every kind of rule, authority, force, lordship, and named identity. No power in this age or the age to come occupies a height equal to his. The many titles do not divide his authority into competing realms.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The lie that any spiritual or earthly power can be ultimate, or that a future age will bring a rival authority beyond his reach.
THE ROOT
ὄνομα
onoma
GROWS FROM
ὀνομ-
onom-
Greek word-family stem meaning name or designation: the identifying word by which someone or something is known.
The wording pairs “name” with “that is named,” enclosing every title and identity that can be spoken. With name carrying nature as well as label, the verse places every claim to authority beneath the one exalted above it.
ALSO GROWS
onomazō: to name, call, or designate
ὀνομάζω
This naming verb shows that the verse reaches everything that can be given a name or title.
onomazomenon: being named or designated
ὀνομαζόμενον
This is the form used in the verse, echoing “name” and extending the claim to every named authority.
THE PATTERN
The one exalted by God stands above every named power and authority, in every age.
For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:THE THREAD
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:The shared “name ... above every name” language makes Philippians a direct echo: the exalted name in both verses outranks all other names. Ephesians spells out the field of what can be named, rule, authority, might, and dominion, so the connection widens the claim.
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