ifεἴindeedγεyou continueἐπιμένετεin the faith,τῇ πίστειfoundedτεθεμελιωμένοιandκαὶsteadfastἑδραῖοιandκαὶnotμὴshiftingμετακινούμενοιfromἀπὸthe hopeτῆς ἐλπίδοςof the good newsτοῦ εὐαγγελίουthatοὗyou heard,ἠκούσατεwhich was proclaimedτοῦ κηρυχθέντοςinἐνallπάσῃcreationκτίσειunderτῇ ὑπὸheaven,τὸν οὐρανόνof whichοὗI,ἐγὼPaul,Παῦλοςbecameἐγενόμηνa servant.διάκονος
Colossians 1:23
Study it in the app“if indeed you continue in the faith, founded and steadfast and not shifting from the hope of the good news that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant.”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:23, word by word
- you continueἐπιμένετεepimenete
persevere
To keep on in something without giving up.
Where else “epimenete” appears- in the faithπίστειpistei
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appears- foundedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoi
found, establish
Lay the foundation, found; make firm, establish.
Where else “tethemeliōmenoi” appears- steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioi
firm, steadfast
Firm; settled, not moving.
Where else “hedraioi” appears- shiftingμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoi
move away, shift
Move, shift away from the place where one stood firm.
Where else “metakinoumenoi” appears- the hopeἐλπίδοςelpidos
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidos” appears- of the good newsεὐαγγελίουeuangeliou
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangeliou” appears- you heardἠκούσατεēkousate
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousate” appears- which was proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkērychthentos
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kērychthentos” appears- creationκτίσειktisei
creation
All that God made, or a being he made.
Where else “ktisei” appears- heavenοὐρανόνouranon
sky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranon” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- becameἐγενόμηνegenomēn
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenomēn” appears- a servantδιάκονοςdiakonos
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonos” appears
The context
22but now you have been reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and above reproach before him,
23 · This verse (above)
24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of the Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the assembly,