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since we heardἀκούσαντεςof yourὑμῶνfaithτὴν πίστινinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦandκαὶof the loveτὴν ἀγάπηνthatἣνyou haveἔχετεforεἰςallπάνταςthe saints,τοὺς ἁγίους
Colossians 1:4
Study it in the app“since we heard of your faith in the Messiah Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:4, word by word
- since we heardἀκούσαντεςakousantes
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akousantes” appears- faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- of the loveἀγάπηνagapēn
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēn” appears- you haveἔχετεechete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echete” appears- the saintsἁγίουςhagious
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagious” appears
The context
3We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, always praying for you,
4 · This verse (above)
5because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the good news