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just asκαθὼςyou learned itἐμάθετεfromἀπὸEpaphrasἘπαφρᾶourἡμῶνbelovedτοῦ ἀγαπητοῦfellow slave,συνδούλουwhoὅςisἐστινa faithfulπιστὸςservantδιάκονοςof the Messiahτοῦ Χριστοῦon behalf ofὑπὲρus,ἡμῶν
Colossians 1:7
Study it in the app“just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave, who is a faithful servant of the Messiah on behalf of us,”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:7, word by word
- you learned itἐμάθετεemathete
learn
To come to know or understand something by teaching or by experience.
Where else “emathete” appears- EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphra
Epaphras
Epaphras: a believer from Colossae who brought them the good news.
Where else “Epaphra” appears- belovedἀγαπητοῦagapētou
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētou” appears- fellow slaveσυνδούλουsyndoulou
fellow slave
Fellow slave: someone who serves the same master as another.
Where else “syndoulou” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a faithfulπιστὸςpistos
faithful
Someone you can rely on.
Where else “pistos” appears- servantδιάκονοςdiakonos
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonos” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “on your behalf.”
The context
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;
7 · This verse (above)
8who also made known to us your love in the Spirit.