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Greetἀσπάσασθεthe brothersτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςinἐνLaodicea,ΛαοδικείᾳandκαὶNymphaΝύμφανandκαὶthe assemblyτὴν ἐκκλησίανinκατ’herαὐτῆςhouse.οἶκον
Colossians 4:15
Study it in the app“Greet the brothers in Laodicea, and Nympha and the assembly in her house.”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 4:15, word by word
- Greetἀσπάσασθεaspasasthe
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasasthe” appears- the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphous
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appears- LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiai
Laodicea
See it on the mapWhere else “Laodikeiai” appears- NymphaΝύμφανNymphan
Nympha
Nympha: a believer in Laodicea in whose house the assembly met.
Where else “Nymphan” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears- houseοἶκονoikon
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikon” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “Nymphas” (a man’s name) and “the assembly in his house” or “in their house.”
Places in this verse
Laodicea
Today: Laodicea ruins, near Denizli, Turkey
A city in what is now southwest Turkey, in the Lycus River valley, near Colossae.
Paul cared about its assembly and asked that his letter be read there (Col 2:1; 4:16). Jesus rebuked it for being lukewarm (Rev 3:14-16).
The context
14Luke the beloved physician greets you, and so does Demas.
15 · This verse (above)
16And when this letter has been read among you, see that it is read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.