Ephesians 6:12
12becauseὅτιnotοὐκisἔστινto usἡμῖνtheἡwrestlingπάληagainstπρὸςbloodαἷμαandκαὶfleshσάρκα,butἀλλὰagainstπρὸςtheτὰςrulersἀρχάς,againstπρὸςtheτὰςauthoritiesἐξουσίας,againstπρὸςtheτοὺςcosmic powersκοσμοκράτοραςof theτοῦdarknessσκότουςthisτούτου,againstπρὸςtheτὰspiritual [forces]πνευματικὰτῆςof evilπονηρίαςinἐνtheτοῖςheavenly realmsἐπουρανίοις.
because to us the wrestling is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual [forces] of evil in the heavenly realms.
Vocab difficulty
Rare words
πάλη
πάλη
wrestling, a wrestling bout; hence: a struggle, fight, conflict, contest.
κοσμοκράτορας
κοσμοκράτωρ
ruler of this world, that is, of the world as asserting its independence of God; used of the angelic or demonic powers controlling the sublunary world.