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Soοὖνput to deathΝεκρώσατεthe membersτὰ μέληthat areτὰonἐπὶthe earth:τῆς γῆςsexual immorality,πορνείανimpurity,ἀκαθαρσίανpassion,πάθοςevilκακήνdesire,ἐπιθυμίανandκαὶgreed,τὴν πλεονεξίανwhichἥτιςisἐστὶνidolatry;εἰδωλολατρία
Colossians 3:5
Study it in the app“So put to death the members that are on the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry;”
Seek the things above and put to death what is earthlyPurityLay aside the old like clothing and put on the newTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 3:5, word by word
- put to deathΝεκρώσατεNekrōsate
put to death
To kill off evil desires.
Where else “Nekrōsate” appears- the membersμέληmelē
body member
Each believer, as part of the Messiah's body.
Where else “melē” appears- the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- sexual immoralityπορνείανporneian
sexual immorality
Having sex outside marriage.
Where else “porneian” appears- impurityἀκαθαρσίανakatharsian
impurity
A soiled life, above all sexually.
Where else “akatharsian” appears- passionπάθοςpathos
passion
Passion: what one suffers or feels strongly, especially strong desire.
Where else “pathos” appears- evilκακήνkakēn
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakēn” appears- desireἐπιθυμίανepithymian
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymian” appears- greedπλεονεξίανpleonexian
greed
Greed, the craving to have more.
Where else “pleonexian” appears- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- idolatryεἰδωλολατρίαeidōlolatria
idolatry
Idolatry: the worship of idols.
Where else “eidōlolatria” appears
Translation note
“The members that are on the earth”: it can be understood as what is earthly in you, which the verse goes on to list.
The context
4When the Messiah, your life, is made manifest, then you also will be made manifest with him in glory.
5 · This verse (above)
6because of which things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,