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For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
διὰdiabecause of
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 1
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 2
ἐλπίδαelpidahope
Lemma: ἐλπίς (elpis) · Strong's: G1680
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: hope — ἐλπίς ; (ἑλ-, Rom.8:20, WH, see Bl., § 4, 3; M, Pr., 44), -ίδος, ἡ [in LXX for בָּטַח and its derivatives, תִּקְוָה (frequently in Jb), etc. ; ] ; expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 54 times. Also: Acts 2:26, Acts 16:19, Acts 23:6, Acts 24:15, Acts 26:6, Acts 26:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1680; TFLSJ G1680; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 3
τὴνtēnwhich
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 4
ἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnis being laid up
Lemma: ἀπόκειμαι (apokeimai) · Strong's: G0606
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (V-PNP-ASF)
Meaning: to lay up — ἀπό-κειμαι ; [in LXX: Gen.49:10 (שִׁילֹה), Job.38:23 (חָשַׂךְ), 2Ma.12:45, 4Ma.8:11 * ; ] ; to be laid up, in store, laid away: Luk.19:20. Metaphorical, C. dative of person(s), to be reserved (Dem., Plat.; and see MM,…
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Used 4 times. Also: Luke 19:20, 2 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0606; TFLSJ G0606; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 5
ὑμῖνhuminfor you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 6
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 7
τοῖςtoisthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Masculine (T-DPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 8
οὐρανοῖςouranoisheavens
Lemma: οὐρανός (ouranos) · Strong's: G3772
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)
Meaning: heaven — οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., see infr.) ; ] ; heaven; 1. of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opposite to ἡ γῆ, Heb.1:10,…
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Used 281 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3772; TFLSJ G3772; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 9
ἣνhēnwhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (R-ASF)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 10
προηκούσατεproēkousateyou heard of before
Lemma: προακούω (proakouō) · Strong's: G4257
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-AAI-2P)
Meaning: to hear beforehand — προ-ακούω ; to hear beforehand: Col.1:5 (see Lft., in l).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4257; TFLSJ G4257; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 11
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 12
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 13
λόγῳlogōword
Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: word — λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ; ] ; I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. ; 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a…
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Used 332 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3056; TFLSJ G3056; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 14
τῆςtēs<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 15
ἀληθείαςalētheiasof truth
Lemma: ἀλήθεια (alētheia) · Strong's: G0225
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: truth — ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ ; (ἀληθής), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמֶת (on which, see Cremer, 627f.), אֱמוּנָה ; ] ; truth (see DB, iv, 818f.). ; 1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested,…
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Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 22:16, Mark 5:33, Mark 12:14, Mark 12:32, Luke 4:25, Luke 20:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0225; TFLSJ G0225; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 16
τοῦtouthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (T-GSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 17
εὐαγγελίουeuangeliougospel
Lemma: εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion) · Strong's: G2098
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: gospel — εὐαγγέλιον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX for בְּשׂוֹרָה, 2Ki.4:10 18:22 18:25 * ; ] ; 1. in cl., ; (a) a reward for good tidings (Hom.; pl., LXX, 2Ki.4:10); (b) in pl., εὐ. θύειν, to make a thank-offering for good tidings (Xen.,…
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Used 76 times. Also: Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 24:14, Matthew 26:13, Mark 1:1, Mark 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2098; TFLSJ G2098; TAGNT Colossians 1:5 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [the faith and love] proceeding from | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| hope | → | ἐλπίς G1680 hope |
| stored up | → | ἀπόκειμαι G0606 to lay up |
| for you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| heaven | → | οὐρανός G3772 heaven |
| of which | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| you have already heard | → | προακούω G4257 to hear beforehand |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| word | → | λόγος G3056 word |
| of truth | → | ἀλήθεια G0225 truth |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| gospel | → | εὐαγγέλιον G2098 gospel |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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