# Unite ## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible *Unite* ([[ephesians-01#^ephesians-01-10|Eph 1:10]]) – *Anakephalaioō* (Gk.): \"recapitulate\" or \"sum up under one head\". The verb is rarely used in antiquity and appears only twice in the NT. It can refer to the placement of a numeric sum over a list of figures that have been added or, more generally, to a gathering together of scattered elements. In [[romans-13#^romans-13-9|Rom 13:9]], Paul uses this Greek word to explain how the moral commandments of the Law all add up to one: \"You shall love your neighbor as yourself.\" In [[ephesians-01#^ephesians-01-10|Eph 1:10]], he asserts that God\'s supreme plan for the universe is to put Jesus Christ at the summit of all things seen and unseen. Present in the background is Adam, whose headship over the human family left the world in a state of chaos and sin. Christ comes as the new Adam to be established as the new \"head\" over all things ([[ephesians-01#^ephesians-01-22|Eph 1:22]]; see also [[ephesians-05#^ephesians-05-23|5:23]]). He reverses the damage done by Adam's rebellion by piecing creation back together again and by summoning a family reunion of all God's children: Israel, the Gentiles, and even the angels. This grand work of reunification is already under way and will continue until Christ subdues his enemies ([[1-corinthians-15#^1-corinthians-15-24|1 Cor 15:24-28]]) and the grace of redemption permeates the entire universe ([[romans-08#^romans-08-19|Rom 8:19-23]]) (CCC 518, 1042-43). ### Sources [[10-ephesians-commentary#^so26th|Unite — word study]]