Eph 4:9 | ESV | STEP | ( In saying , He ascended , what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions , the earth ?

Ephesians 4:9

9 ( ^aIn saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^bthe lower regions, the earth? ^{▼▼Or the lower parts of the earth?}