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Let yourὑμῶνwordὁ λόγοςbe alwaysπάντοτεwithἐνgrace,χάριτιseasonedἠρτυμένοςwith salt,ἅλατιso that you knowεἰδέναιhowπῶςyou oughtδεῖ ὑμᾶςto answerἀποκρίνεσθαιeach one.ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ
Colossians 4:6
Study it in the app“Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you know how you ought to answer each one.”
Speak always with grace, seasoned with saltThe Tongue
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 4:6, word by word
- wordλόγοςlogos
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logos” appears- be alwaysπάντοτεpantote
always
Always.
Where else “pantote” appears- graceχάριτιchariti
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “chariti” appears- seasonedἠρτυμένοςērtymenos
season
Season.
Where else “ērtymenos” appears- with saltἅλατιhalati
salt
Salt.
Where else “halati” appears- so that you knowεἰδέναιeidenai
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eidenai” appears- you oughtδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- to answerἀποκρίνεσθαιapokrinesthai
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokrinesthai” appears- each oneἑνὶheni
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heni” appears- each oneἑκάστῳhekastōi
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastōi” appears
The context
5Walk in wisdom toward those outside, making the most of the time.
6 · This verse (above)
7Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all the things concerning me.