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having wiped outἐξαλείψαςthe certificate of debtτὸ χειρόγραφονagainstκαθ’usἡμῶνwith its decrees,τοῖς δόγμασινwhichὃwasἦνopposedὑπεναντίονto us;ἡμῖνandκαὶhe has takenἦρκενitαὐτὸout ofἐκthe way,τοῦ μέσουnailingπροσηλώσαςitαὐτὸto the cross.τῷ σταυρῷ
Colossians 2:14
Study it in the app“having wiped out the certificate of debt against us with its decrees, which was opposed to us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.”
The record of debt against us is wiped out, nailed to the crossThe CrossThe record of debt against us was nailed to the crossGrace
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 2:14, word by word
- having wiped outἐξαλείψαςexaleipsas
wipe out
Make what is written disappear, without a trace.
Where else “exaleipsas” appears- the certificate of debtχειρόγραφονcheirographon
record of debt
Record of debt, a handwritten note signed by the debtor.
Where else “cheirographon” appears- with its decreesδόγμασινdogmasin
decree
Decree, official order; also a rule.
Where else “dogmasin” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- opposedὑπεναντίονhypenantion
opposed
Standing against us as a hindrance.
Where else “hypenantion” appears- he has takenἦρκενērken
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “ērken” appears- the wayμέσουmesou
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesou” appears- nailingπροσηλώσαςprosēlōsas
nail
Nail to something.
Where else “prosēlōsas” appears- to the crossσταυρῷstaurōi
cross
The wooden beam on which the Romans nailed those condemned to death.
Where else “staurōi” appears
Translation note
“Certificate of debt”: a handwritten document in which the debtor acknowledged what he owed.
The context
13And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all the trespasses,
14 · This verse (above)
15Having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he exposed them openly, triumphing over them in it.