Texts for Translation Colossians 1 :15-20
Greek Text, Word-by-Word Translation, Verb Parsing & Verse Meaning in English
Colossians 1:15 – Greek Text
ὃς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου, πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως·
Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing
- ὃς – who
- ἐστιν – is
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Present
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: εἰμί
- εἰκὼν – image
- τοῦ – of the
- θεοῦ – God
- τοῦ – of the
- ἀοράτου – invisible
- πρωτότοκος – firstborn
- πάσης – of all/every
- κτίσεως – creation
Verse Meaning in English
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Colossians 1:16 – Greek Text
ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ ἀόρατα, εἴτε θρόνοι εἴτε κυριότητες εἴτε ἀρχαὶ εἴτε ἐξουσίαι· τὰ πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται·
Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing
- ὅτι – because/for
- ἐν – in
- αὐτῷ – him
- ἐκτίσθη – were created
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Aorist
- Voice: Passive
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: κτίζω
- τὰ πάντα – all things
- ἐν – in
- τοῖς – the
- οὐρανοῖς – heavens
- καὶ – and
- ἐπὶ – upon/on
- τῆς – the
- γῆς – earth
- τὰ – the
- ὁρατὰ – visible
- καὶ – and
- τὰ – the
- ἀόρατα – invisible
- εἴτε – whether
- θρόνοι – thrones
- εἴτε – or
- κυριότητες – dominions
- εἴτε – or
- ἀρχαὶ – rulers
- εἴτε – or
- ἐξουσίαι – authorities
- τὰ πάντα – all things
- δι’ – through/by
- αὐτοῦ – him
- καὶ – and
- εἰς – unto/for
- αὐτὸν – him
- ἔκτισται – have been created
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Perfect
- Voice: Passive
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: κτίζω
Verse Meaning in English
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:17 – Greek Text
καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων, καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν·
Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing
- καὶ – and
- αὐτός – he himself
- ἐστιν – is
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Present
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: εἰμί
- πρὸ – before
- πάντων – all things
- καὶ – and
- τὰ πάντα – all things
- ἐν – in
- αὐτῷ – him
- συνέστηκεν – hold together/consist
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Perfect
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: συνίστημι
Verse Meaning in English
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:18 – Greek Text
καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος τῆς ἐκκλησίας· ὅς ἐστιν ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων·
Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing
- καὶ – and
- αὐτός – he himself
- ἐστιν – is
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Present
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: εἰμί
- ἡ κεφαλὴ – the head
- τοῦ σώματος – of the body
- τῆς ἐκκλησίας – of the church
- ὅς – who
- ἐστιν – is
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Present
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: εἰμί
- ἀρχή – beginning
- πρωτότοκος – firstborn
- ἐκ – from/out of
- τῶν νεκρῶν – the dead
- ἵνα – so that
- γένηται – he might become
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Aorist
- Voice: Middle/Deponent
- Mood: Subjunctive
- Lexical form: γίνομαι
- ἐν – in/among
- πᾶσιν – all things
- αὐτὸς – he himself
- πρωτεύων – having the first place/be preeminent
Verb Parsing
- Tense: Present
- Voice: Active
- Participle, Nom. Sg. Masc.
- Lexical form: πρωτεύω
Verse Meaning in English
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Colossians 1:19 – Greek Text
ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ εὐδόκησεν πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα κατοικῆσαι,
Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing
- ὅτι – because/for
- ἐν – in
- αὐτῷ – him
- εὐδόκησεν – was pleased
Verb Parsing
- Person: 3rd
- Number: Singular
- Tense: Aorist
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Indicative
- Lexical form: εὐδοκέω
- πᾶν – all/the whole
- τὸ πλήρωμα – the fullness
- κατοικῆσαι – to dwell
Verb Parsing
- Tense: Aorist
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Infinitive
- Lexical form: κατοικέω
Verse Meaning in English
For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,
Colossians 1:20 – Greek Text
καὶ δι’ αὐτοῦ ἀποκαταλλάξαι τὰ πάντα εἰς αὐτόν, εἰρηνοποιήσας διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ, [δι’ αὐτοῦ], εἴτε τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς εἴτε τὰ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.
Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing
- καὶ – and
- δι’ – through/by
- αὐτοῦ – him
- ἀποκαταλλάξαι – to reconcile
Verb Parsing
- Tense: Aorist
- Voice: Active
- Mood: Infinitive
- Lexical form: ἀποκαταλλάσσω
- τὰ πάντα – all things
- εἰς – to/into
- αὐτόν – him
- εἰρηνοποιήσας – having made peace
Verb Parsing
- Tense: Aorist
- Voice: Active
- Participle, Nom. Sg. Masc.
- Lexical form: εἰρηνοποιέω
- διὰ – through/by
- τοῦ αἵματος – the blood
- τοῦ σταυροῦ – of the cross
- αὐτοῦ – of him/his
- [δι’ αὐτοῦ] – through him
- εἴτε – whether
- τὰ – the things
- ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς – upon the earth
- εἴτε – or
- τὰ – the things
- ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς – in the heavens
Verse Meaning in English
and through him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross—through him—whether things on earth or things in heaven.
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