Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
The Father of glory (o pathr thv dochv). The God characterized by glory (the Shekinah, Hebrews 9:5) as in Acts 7:2; I Corinthians 2:8; II Corinthians 1:3; James 2:1.
That—may give (ina—dwh). In Colossians 1:9 ina is preceded by aitoumenoi, but here the sub-final use depends on the general idea asking in the sentence. The form dwh is a late Koin‚ optative (second aorist active) for the usual doih. It occurs also in II Thessalonians 3:16; Romans 15:5; II Timothy 1:16, II Timothy 1:18 in the text of Westcott and Hort. Here B 63 read dw (like John 15:16) second aorist active subjunctive, the form naturally looked for after a primary tense (pauomai). This use of the volitive optative with ina after a primary tense is rare, but not unknown in ancient Greek.
A spirit of wisdom and revelation (pneuma sofiav kai apokaluyewv). The Revised Version does not refer this use of pneuma to the Holy Spirit (cf. Galatians 6:1; Romans 8:15), but it is open to question if it is possible to obtain this wisdom and revelation apart from the Holy Spirit.
In the knowledge of him (en epignwsei autou). In the full knowledge of Christ as in Colossians.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 1:17:
Romans 15:5
1 Corinthians 2:8
Ephesians 1:3
Ephesians 3:16
2 Thessalonians 1:11
James 1:17
James 2:1
Revelation 1:1
Revelation 1:6
Revelation 13:18
Revelation 21:10
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