Lexicon
σύσσωμος
sussōmos
G4954
G:A Greek

of the same body

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Sussomos describes Gentiles as belonging together in the same body in Christ Jesus.

Its sole attested use describes Gentiles as included together in a shared body, alongside their being co-heirs and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus.

Senses in use

  1. Shared membership in one body · dominant

    In Ephesians 3:6, the accusative plural neuter form occurs in the statement that Gentiles are co-heirs and sharers in the promise; the APB renders the clause "members of the same body."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ephesians 3:6, the APB presents the clause as "members of the same body." This rendering confirms the clause's shared-membership sense rather than isolating each Greek term.

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