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.

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Critical Risk Terms

Grace

Approved rendering: Gnade
Transliteration: Gnade
Doctrine: Salvation by Grace Through Faith

Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Ephesians 2:8.

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Not Of Works

Approved rendering: nicht aus Werken
Transliteration: nicht aus Werken
Doctrine: Salvation by Grace Through Faith
Original: οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων
Category: Salvation

NEW. Ground of salvation denied; distinct from 2:10’s positive gute Werke. Ephesians 2:9.

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Good Works

Approved rendering: gute Werke
Transliteration: gute Werke
Doctrine: Salvation by Grace Through Faith
Original: ἔργα ἀγαθά
Category: Salvation

NEW. Fruit, not ground, of salvation. Consistent with the Galatians package’s Werke des Gesetzes distinction. Ephesians 2:10.

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Dividing Wall

Approved rendering: die trennende Wand der Feindschaft
Transliteration: die trennende Wand der Feindschaft
Doctrine: Unity of Jew and Gentile / One New Humanity
Original: τὸ μεσότοιχον τοῦ φραγμοῦ
Category: Church

NEW. Historical Temple soreg; strong positive Berlin Wall cultural bridge. Ephesians 2:14.

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Sevenfold Unity

Approved rendering: ein Leib, ein Geist, ein Herr, ein Glaube, eine Taufe, ein Gott und Vater aller
Transliteration: ein Leib, ein Geist, ein Herr, ein Glaube, eine Taufe, ein Gott und Vater aller
Doctrine: Unity of the Spirit
Original: ἓν σῶμα, ἓν πνεῦμα… εἷς κύριος, μία πίστις, ἓν βάπτισμα, εἷς θεὸς
Category: Church

NEW. All seven ‘one’s retained unqualified. Ephesians 4:4-6.

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Submission

Approved rendering: sich unterordnen
Transliteration: sich unterordnen
Doctrine: Household Code: Marriage as Christ and the Church
Original: ὑποτάσσεσθε
Category: Household Code

NEW. Mutual submission (5:21) must frame 5:22-24; never license for coercive authority given Grundgesetz Art. 3. Mandatory theologian AND native-speaker review. Ephesians 5:21-24.

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Armor Of God

Approved rendering: die Waffenrüstung Gottes
Transliteration: die Waffenrüstung Gottes
Doctrine: The Armor of God
Original: πανοπλία τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Spiritual Warfare

NEW. Luther’s established rendering. ‘Helm des Heils’ requires reviewer sign-off per the Romans baseline’s Heil rule. Ephesians 6:10-20.

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High Risk Terms

Election

Approved rendering: Erwählung
Transliteration: Erwählung
Doctrine: Election and Predestination

Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Ephesians 1:4-5, 11; Lutheran/Reformed confessional sensitivity flagged for theologian framing.

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Gift Of God

Approved rendering: Gottes Geschenk
Transliteration: Gottes Geschenk
Doctrine: Salvation by Grace Through Faith
Original: θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον
Category: Salvation

NEW. Ephesians 2:8.

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Sealed With The Spirit

Approved rendering: versiegelt
Transliteration: versiegelt
Doctrine: Sealing of the Holy Spirit
Original: σφραγίζω
Category: Holy Spirit

NEW. Ownership/authentication metaphor. Ephesians 1:13.

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Head

Approved rendering: Haupt
Transliteration: Haupt
Doctrine: Christ’s Supremacy and Headship
Original: κεφαλή
Category: Church

NEW. Ephesians 1:22; reused at 4:15 and 5:23 (with additional sensitivity there).

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Children Of Wrath

Approved rendering: von Natur Kinder des Zorns
Transliteration: von Natur Kinder des Zorns
Doctrine: Salvation by Grace Through Faith
Original: τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς
Category: Salvation

NEW. Universal, inherited condition. Ephesians 2:3.

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One New Humanity

Approved rendering: einen neuen Menschen
Transliteration: einen neuen Menschen
Doctrine: Unity of Jew and Gentile / One New Humanity
Original: ἓν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον
Category: Church

NEW. Genuinely new unified identity. Ephesians 2:15.

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Mystery Of Christ

Approved rendering: Geheimnis
Transliteration: Geheimnis
Doctrine: The Mystery of Christ
Original: μυστήριον
Category: Church

NEW. Previously hidden, now-revealed divine plan; qualify against the lighter German ‘secret’ connotation. Ephesians 3:3-9.

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Old Self New Self

Approved rendering: der alte Mensch / der neue Mensch
Transliteration: der alte Mensch / der neue Mensch
Doctrine: Putting Off the Old Self, Putting On the New
Original: παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος / καινὸς ἄνθρωπος
Category: Sanctification

NEW. Concrete clothing metaphor. Ephesians 4:22-24.

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Filled With The Spirit

Approved rendering: lasst euch vom Geist erfüllen
Transliteration: lasst euch vom Geist erfüllen
Doctrine: Filled with the Spirit
Original: πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι
Category: Holy Spirit

NEW. Ongoing, repeated filling; keep drunkenness contrast explicit. Ephesians 5:18.

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Slaves And Masters

Approved rendering: Sklaven / Herren
Transliteration: Sklaven / Herren
Doctrine: Household Code: Slaves and Masters
Original: δοῦλοι / κύριοι
Category: Household Code

NEW. Explicit historical-distancing framing required, including Germany’s own colonial-era slavery associations. Ephesians 6:5-9.

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Medium Risk Terms

Faith

Approved rendering: Glaube
Transliteration: Glaube
Doctrine: Salvation by Grace Through Faith

Inherited from Romans package, unchanged. Ephesians 2:8; 4:5.

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Down Payment

Approved rendering: Unterpfand
Transliteration: Unterpfand
Doctrine: Sealing of the Holy Spirit
Original: ἀρραβών
Category: Holy Spirit

NEW. Commercial-legal guarantee metaphor. Ephesians 1:14.