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Inἐνhimᾧyou were alsoκαὶcircumcisedπεριετμήθητεwith a circumcisionπεριτομῇnot made by hands,ἀχειροποιήτῳinἐνthe stripping offτῇ ἀπεκδύσειof the bodyτοῦ σώματοςof the flesh,τῆς σαρκόςinἐνthe circumcisionτῇ περιτομῇof the Messiah,τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Colossians 2:11
Study it in the app“In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made by hands, in the stripping off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of the Messiah,”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 2:11, word by word
- circumcisedπεριετμήθητεperietmēthēte
circumcise
Circumcise.
Where else “perietmēthēte” appears- with a circumcisionπεριτομῇperitomēi
circumcision of heart
God cleansing the heart within.
Where else “peritomēi” appears- not made by handsἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōi
not made by hands
Not made by human hands.
Where else “acheiropoiētōi” appears- the stripping offἀπεκδύσειapekdysei
stripping off
Stripping off, taking something off as one takes off clothing.
Where else “apekdysei” appears- of the bodyσώματοςsōmatos
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmatos” appears- of the fleshσαρκόςsarkos
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarkos” 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 “of the body of the sins of the flesh.”
The context
10and you are filled in him, who is the head of every principality and authority.
11 · This verse (above)
12having been buried with him in the immersion, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.