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← Colossians 2 · ← verse 22 · verse 24 →

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἅτινάhatinawhich

Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748

Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (R-NPN)

Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 1

ἐστινestinare

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 2

λόγονlogonan appearance

Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

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…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 2:23 word 3

μὲνmenindeed

Lemma: μέν (men) · Strong's: G3303

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Meaning: on the other hand — μέν, ; conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows. ; It is…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 193 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3303; TFLSJ G3303; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 4

ἔχονταechontahaving

Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (V-PAP-NPN)

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 2:23 word 5

σοφίαςsophiasof wisdom

Lemma: σοφία (sophia) · Strong's: G4678

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: wisdom — σοφία, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ; ] ; skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense; (a) of human wisdom:…

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Used 51 times. Also: Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 13:54, Mark 6:2, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4678; TFLSJ G4678; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 6

ἐνenwith

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 2:23 word 7

ἐθελοθρησκίᾳethelothrēskiaself-imposed worship

Lemma: ἐθελοθρησκεία (ethelothrēskeia) · Strong's: G1479

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: self-made religion — ἐθελο-θρησκία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ, ; self-imposed worship: Col.2:23 (eccl.; cf. DB, iv, 923a; Cremer, 733).†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1479; TFLSJ G1479; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 8

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,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 2:23 word 9

ταπεινοφροσύνῃtapeinophrosunēwith humility

Lemma: ταπεινοφροσύνη (tapeinophrosunē) · Strong's: G5012

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: humility — ταπεινοφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ; (ταπεινόφρων) ; lowliness of mind, humility: Act.20:19, Eph.4:2, Php.2:3, Col.3:12, 1Pe.5:5; of a false humility, Col.2:18, 23 (rare outside of NT, but found in bad sense in FlJ, BJ, iv, 9, 2;…

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Used 7 times. Also: Acts 20:19, Ephesians 4:2, Philippians 2:3, Colossians 2:18, Colossians 3:12, 1 Peter 5:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5012; TFLSJ G5012; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 10

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 2:23 word 11

ἀφειδίᾳapheidiawith harsh treatment

Lemma: ἀφειδία (apheidia) · Strong's: G0857

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: unsparing — ἀφειδία (L, -εία), -ας, ἡ; (ἀφειδής, unsparing); 1. extravagance. ; 2. unsparing treatment, severity: Col.2:23.†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0857; TFLSJ G0857; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 12

σώματος,sōmatosof [the] body,

Lemma: σῶμα (sōma) · Strong's: G4983

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)

Meaning: body — σῶμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX for גְּוִיָּה ,בָּשָׂר, etc., and for Aram. נְבֵלָה ; ] ; a body. ; 1. Prop., of the human body, ; (a) as always in Hom. (opposite to δέμας), of the dead body: Mat.27:58, 59 Mrk.15:43, al.; (b)…

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Used 144 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4983; TFLSJ G4983; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 13

οὐκouknot

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 2:23 word 14

ἐνenof

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 2:23 word 15

τιμῇtimēahonor

Lemma: τιμή (timē) · Strong's: G5092

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: honor — τιμή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for עֵרֶךְ, יְקָר, etc. ; ] ; a valuing, hence, objectively; 1. a price paid or received: with genitive of person(s), Mat.27:9; with genitive of thing(s), Act.5:2-3; pl., Act.4:34 19:19; τ.…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 27:6, Matthew 27:9, John 4:44, Acts 4:34, Acts 5:2, Acts 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5092; TFLSJ G5092; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 16

τινιtinia certain

Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100

Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (X-DSF)

Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…

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Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 17

πρὸςprosagainst

Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…

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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 18

πλησμονὴνplēsmonēn[the] indulgence

Lemma: πλησμονή (plēsmonē) · Strong's: G4140

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: gratification — πλησμονή, -ῆς, ἡ; (πίμπλημι), [in LXX chiefly for שָׂבֵעַ and cognate forms ; ] ; a filling up, satiety: πρὸς π. σαρκός (RV, against the indulgence of the flesh; but ICC, in l, for the full satisfaction of the flesh,…

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4140; TFLSJ G4140; TAGNT Colossians 2:23 word 19

τῆςtēsof 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 2:23 word 20

σαρκός.¶sarkosflesh.

Lemma: σάρξ (sarx) · Strong's: G4561

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

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 2:23 word 21

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Such [restrictions]→ὅστις G3748 who/which
indeed→μέν G3303 on the other hand
have→ἔχω G2192 to have/be
an appearance→λόγος G3056 word
of wisdom→σοφία G4678 wisdom
with [their]→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
self-prescribed worship→ἐθελοθρησκεία G1479 self-made religion
[their false] humility→ταπεινοφροσύνη G5012 humility
and→καί G2532 and
[their] harsh treatment→ἀφειδία G0857 unsparing
of [the] body→σῶμα G4983 body
[but] they are→εἰμί G1510 to be
of→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
no→οὐ G3756 no
value→τιμή G5092 honor
against→πρός G4314 to/with
[the] indulgence→πλησμονή G4140 gratification
of the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
flesh→σάρξ G4561 flesh

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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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