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For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὅτιhotiFor
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT Colossians 2:9 word 1
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 2:9 word 2
αὐτῷautōHim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Colossians 2:9 word 3
κατοικεῖkatoikeidwells
Lemma: κατοικέω (katoikeō) · Strong's: G2730
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to dwell — κατ-οικέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX very frequently and nearly always for יָשַׁב ; ] ; 1. trans., to inhabit, dwell in: with accusative, Luk.13:4, Act.1:10 2:9, 14 4:16 9:32, 35 19:10, 17. Rev.17:2; of God, Mat.23:21. ; 2.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 45 times. Also: Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:13, Matthew 12:45, Matthew 23:21, Luke 11:26, Luke 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2730; TFLSJ G2730; TAGNT Colossians 2:9 word 4
πᾶνpanall
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Colossians 2:9 word 5
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)
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 2:9 word 6
πλήρωμαplērōmafullness
Lemma: πλήρωμα (plērōma) · Strong's: G4138
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: fulfillment — πλήρωμα, -τος, τό; (πληρόω), [in LXX for מְלֹא ; ] ; the result of the action involved in πληρόω (Lft., Col., 255 if.; AR, Eph., 255 ff.), hence, ; 1. in passive sense, that which has been completed, complement,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, Mark 6:43, Mark 8:20, John 1:16, Romans 11:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4138; TFLSJ G4138; TAGNT Colossians 2:9 word 7
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 2:9 word 8
θεότητοςtheotētosDeity
Lemma: θεότης (theotēs) · Strong's: G2320
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: deity — θεότης, -ητος, ἡ ; deity, Godhead: Col.2:9†; SYN.: θειότης, q.v (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2320; TFLSJ G2320; TAGNT Colossians 2:9 word 9
σωματικῶς,sōmatikōsbodily,
Lemma: σωματικῶς (sōmatikōs) · Strong's: G4985
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: bodily — σωματικῶς ; adv., ; bodily, corporeally: Col.2:9 (see ICC, Lft., in l).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4985; TFLSJ G4985; TAGNT Colossians 2:9 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [Christ] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| all | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| fullness | → | πλήρωμα G4138 fulfillment |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Deity | → | θεότης G2320 deity |
| dwells | → | κατοικέω G2730 to dwell |
| in bodily form | → | σωματικῶς G4985 bodily |
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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