Colossians 2:1 Go deeper
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; (KJV)
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ΘέλωThelōI want
Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: to will/desire — θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), ; [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה; with neg., מאן pi., etc. ; ] ; to will, be willing, wish, desire (more…
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Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 2
ὑμᾶςhumasyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural (P-2AP)
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 2:1 word 3
εἰδέναιeidenaito know
Lemma: οἶδα (oida) · Strong's: G6063
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Infinitive (V-RAN)
Meaning: to know — 1. to know , εὖ οἶδα I know well; εὖ ἴσθι be assured : often with accusative rei, νοήματα οἶδε, μήδεα οἶδε he is versed in counsels, (Homer); with neut. Adjs., πεπνυμένα, φίλα, ἀθεμίστια εἰδώς (Homer); also with…
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Used 285 times. Also: Matthew 6:8, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:25, Matthew 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G6063; TFLSJ G6063; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 4
ἡλίκονhēlikonhow great
Lemma: ἡλίκος (hēlikos) · Strong's: G2245
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (I-ASM)
Meaning: how great? — ἡλίκος, -η, -ον ; 1. prop., as big as, as old as. ; 2. As indirect interrog., what sized, what, how great, how small (the sense to be determined by the context): Col.2:1, Jas.3:5, Gal.6:11 (WH, mg.; πηλ-, WH, txt.,…
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Used 3 times. Also: James 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2245; TFLSJ G2245; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 5
ἀγῶναagōnaa struggle
Lemma: ἀγών (agōn) · Strong's: G0073
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: fight — ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ ; (ἄγω), [in LXX: Isa.7:13 (לאה), Est.4:17, Wis.4:2 10:12, II Mac.6, 4Mac .5 * ; ] ; 1. a gathering, esp. for games. ; 2. a place of assembly. ; 3. a contest, struggle, trial; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see…
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Used 6 times. Also: Philippians 1:30, 1 Thessalonians 2:2, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 4:7, Hebrews 12:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0073; TFLSJ G0073; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 6
ἔχωechōI am having
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 7
ὑπὲρhuperfor
Lemma: ὑπέρ (huper) · Strong's: G5228
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: above/for — ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv., 2Co.11:23), ; prep. with genitive, accusative ; I. C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically, ; 1. for, on…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 159 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:37, Mark 7:37, Mark 9:40, Mark 14:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5228; TFLSJ G5228; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 8
ὑμῶνhumōnyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
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 2:1 word 9
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 10
τῶνtōnthose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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.,…
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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 2:1 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,…
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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 2:1 word 12
ΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaLaodicea
Lemma: Λαοδίκεια (Laodikeia) · Strong's: G2993
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-DSF-L)
Meaning: Laodicea — Λαοδικία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ ; Laodicea, a city on the Lycus in Phrygia: Col.2:1 4:13, 15-16, Rev.1:11 3:14.†; (AS)
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Used 7 times. Also: Colossians 4:13, Colossians 4:15, Colossians 4:16, 1 Timothy 6:21, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2993; TFLSJ G2993; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 13
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 14
ὅσοιhosoias many as
Lemma: ὅσος (hosos) · Strong's: G3745
Parsing: Correlative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (K-NPM)
Meaning: just as/how much — ὅσος, -η, -ον, ; correlat. of τοσοῦτος, ; how much, how many, how great, how far, how long, as much as, etc. (= Lat. quantus); (a) of number and quantity: m. pl., Mat.14:36, Mrk.3:10, Rom.2:12, al.; n. pl., Mat.17:12,…
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Used 111 times. Also: Matthew 7:12, Matthew 9:15, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 13:46, Matthew 14:36, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3745; TFLSJ G3745; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 15
οὐχouchnot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 16
ἑόρακανhe'orakanhave seen
Lemma: ὁράω (horaō) · Strong's: G3708
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-RAI-3P)
Meaning: to see: see — ὁράω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for חזה, etc. ; ] in "durative" sense (hence aor. act., εἶδον, pass., ὤφθην, fut., ὄψομαι, from different roots; see M, Pr., 110f.), to see (in colloq. even the present is rare,…
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Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 18:10, Matthew 24:6, Matthew 27:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3708; TFLSJ G3708; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 17
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
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 2:1 word 18
πρόσωπόνprosōponface
Lemma: πρόσωπον (prosōpon) · Strong's: G4383
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: face — πρόσωπον, -ου, τό; (πρός, ὤψ), [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for פָּנִים ; ] ; 1. prop., of persons (so always in cl.); (a) the face, countenance: Mat.6:16-17, Mrk.14:65, Luk.9:29, 2Co.3:7, Rev.4:7, al.; τὸ π. τῆς…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 6:16, Matthew 6:17, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 16:3, Matthew 17:2, Matthew 17:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4383; TFLSJ G4383; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 19
μουmouof me
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 20
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 2:1 word 21
σαρκί,sarki[the] flesh,
Lemma: σάρξ (sarx) · Strong's: G4561
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: flesh — σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ; ] ; flesh; 1. as in cl. generally, ; (a) prop., of the soft substance of the animal body: 1Co.15:39, 2Co.12:7, Gal.6:13, al.; σ. καὶ αἷμα, 1Co.5:50; σ. καὶ ὀστέα,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 151 times. Also: Matthew 16:17, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 19:6, Matthew 24:22, Matthew 26:41, Mark 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4561; TFLSJ G4561; TAGNT Colossians 2:1 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| I want | → | θέλω G2309 to will/desire |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| to know | → | G1492 |
| how much | → | ἡλίκος G2245 how great? |
| I am struggling | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| for | → | ὑπέρ G5228 above/for |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| [for] those | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| at | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Laodicea | → | Λαοδίκεια G2993 Laodicea |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| for all who | → | ὅσος G3745 just as/how much |
| have not met | → | ὁράω G3708 to see: see |
| me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| face to face | → | πρόσωπον G4383 face |
| . . . | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| . . . | → | σάρξ G4561 flesh |
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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