08 Core Glossary — Ephesians (German)

#	English term	Greek	First occurrence(s)	German rendering	Status	Notes
1	saved (perfect passive)	σεσῳσμένοι	2:5, 8	errettet	TM-derived	Perfect passive: completed action, abiding present state.
2	grace	χάρις	2:8	Gnade	TM	—
3	faith	πίστις	2:8	Glaube	TM	—
4	gift of God	θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον	2:8	Gottes Geschenk	NEW	—
5	not of works	οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων	2:9	nicht aus Werken	NEW	Ground of salvation denied; distinct from 2:10’s positive gute Werke.
6	good works	ἔργα ἀγαθά	2:10	gute Werke	NEW	Fruit of salvation, never its ground; consistency with Galatians’ Werke des Gesetzes distinction.
7	predestined / chosen	προορίζω / ἐκλέγομαι	1:4-5, 11	vorherbestimmt / erwählt	TM-derived	Erwählung reused from Romans baseline; Lutheran/Reformed confessional sensitivity flagged.
8	sealed	σφραγίζω	1:13	versiegelt	NEW	Ownership/authentication metaphor.
9	down payment / guarantee	ἀρραβών	1:14	Unterpfand / Anzahlung	NEW	Commercial-legal metaphor.
10	head (of the church / of the wife)	κεφαλή	1:22; 5:23	Haupt	NEW	Ties chapters 1, 4, and 5 together; see row 19 for the 5:23 sensitivity.
11	children of wrath by nature	τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς	2:3	von Natur Kinder des Zorns	NEW	Universal scope, inherited condition.
12	dividing wall of hostility	τὸ μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ	2:14	die trennende Wand der Feindschaft	NEW	Historical Temple soreg; strong positive Berlin Wall cultural bridge available.
13	one new humanity	ἓν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον	2:15	einen neuen Menschen	NEW	Genuinely new unified identity, not absorption of one group into the other.
14	mystery	μυστήριον	3:3-9	Geheimnis	NEW	Previously hidden, now-revealed divine plan; qualify against the lighter “secret” connotation.
15	fellow heirs / body-members / partakers	συγκληρονόμος / σύσσωμος / συμμέτοχος	3:6	Miterben / Mitglieder desselben Leibes / Mitteilhaber	NEW	German “mit-” prefix mirrors the Greek σύν- pattern productively.
16	sevenfold unity (one body, Spirit, Lord, faith, baptism, God)	ἓν σῶμα…	4:4-6	ein Leib, ein Geist…	NEW	All seven “one”s retained unqualified, matching Galatians 3:28’s discipline.
17	old self / new self	παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος / καινὸς ἄνθρωπος	4:22-24	der alte Mensch / der neue Mensch	NEW	Concrete put-off/put-on clothing metaphor.
18	be filled with the Spirit	πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι	5:18	lasst euch vom Geist erfüllen	NEW	Ongoing, repeated filling; keep drunkenness contrast explicit.
19	submit / be subject	ὑποτάσσεσθε	5:21-24	sich unterordnen	NEW	Critical German-specific sensitivity: mutual submission (5:21) must frame 5:22-24; heightened caution given Grundgesetz Article 3 marital-equality context.
20	slaves / masters	δοῦλοι / κύριοι	6:5-9	Sklaven / Herren	NEW	Explicit historical-distancing framing required; never endorsing slavery as an institution.
21	armor of God	πανοπλία τοῦ θεοῦ	6:11, 13	die Waffenrüstung Gottes	NEW	Luther’s established rendering; concrete Roman-legionary imagery, piece by piece.

Coverage confirmation

21 glossary entries span all six chapters: chapter 1 (rows 7-10), chapter 2 (rows 1-6, 11-13), chapter 3 (rows 14-15), chapter 4 (rows 16-17), chapter 5 (rows 10, 18-19), and chapter 6 (rows 20-21). Terms already established in the Romans/Galatians baselines (rows 2-3, 7) are reused verbatim.