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because ofδιὰthe hopeτὴν ἐλπίδαlaid upτὴν ἀποκειμένηνfor youὑμῖνinἐνthe heavens,τοῖς οὐρανοῖςof whichἣνyou heard beforeπροηκούσατεinἐνthe wordτῷ λόγῳof the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςof the good newsτοῦ εὐαγγελίου
Colossians 1:5
Study it in the app“because 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”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:5, word by word
- the hopeἐλπίδαelpida
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpida” appears- laid upἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēn
be stored up
Be stored up, be laid away, be reserved; be appointed.
Where else “apokeimenēn” appears- the heavensοὐρανοῖςouranois
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranois” appears- you heard beforeπροηκούσατεproēkousate
hear before
Hear beforehand, have already heard.
Where else “proēkousate” appears- the wordλόγῳlogōi
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logōi” appears- of the truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” 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
The context
4since we heard of your faith in the Messiah Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
5 · This verse (above)
6that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and growing, just as it is also among you, from the day you heard and came to know the grace of God in truth;