ForγὰρevenκαὶifεἰI am absentἄπειμιin the flesh,τῇ σαρκὶyetἀλλὰin the spiritτῷ πνεύματιI amεἰμιwithσὺνyou,ὑμῖνrejoicingχαίρωνandκαὶseeingβλέπωνyourὑμῶνgood orderτὴν τάξινandκαὶthe firmnessτὸ στερέωμαof yourτῆς ὑμῶνfaithπίστεωςinεἰςthe Messiah.Χριστὸν
Colossians 2:5
Study it in the app“For even if I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the firmness of your faith in the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 2:5, word by word
- I am absentἄπειμιapeimi
go away
Go away, leave; a different verb of the same spelling means be absent.
Where else “apeimi” appears- in the fleshσαρκὶsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears- in the spiritπνεύματιpneumati
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumati” appears- I amεἰμιeimi
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “eimi” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- rejoicingχαίρωνchairōn
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “chairōn” appears- seeingβλέπωνblepōn
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepōn” appears- good orderτάξινtaxin
order
Order: the turn or the orderly way of doing something.
Where else “taxin” appears- the firmnessστερέωμαstereōma
firmness
Firmness, what is solid and holds up.
Where else “stereōma” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears
The context
4I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive speech.
5 · This verse (above)
6So as you received the Messiah Jesus the Lord, walk in him,