Colossians 2:18
{ "verseID": "Colossians.2.18", "source": "Μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς καταβραβευέτω θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἃ μὴ ἑώρακεν ἐμβατεύων, εἰκῇ φυσιούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ,", "text": "Let no one you *katabrabeuetō* *thelōn* in *tapeinophrosynē* and *thrēskeia* of the *angelōn*, into things which not he has *heōraken* *embateuōn*, *eikē* *physioumenos* by the *noos* of the *sarkos* of him,", "grammar": { "*katabrabeuetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let disqualify/rob of prize", "*thelōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - desiring/willing", "*tapeinophrosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - humility/lowliness of mind", "*thrēskeia*": "dative, feminine, singular - worship/religion", "*angelōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - angels/messengers", "*heōraken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has seen", "*embateuōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - entering into/investigating", "*eikē*": "adverb - vainly/without cause", "*physioumenos*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being puffed up", "*noos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - mind/understanding", "*sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - flesh" }, "variants": { "*katabrabeuetō*": "disqualify/rob of prize/defraud of reward", "*thelōn*": "desiring/willing/delighting in", "*tapeinophrosynē*": "humility/lowliness of mind/false humility", "*thrēskeia*": "worship/religion/devotion", "*angelōn*": "angels/messengers", "*heōraken*": "has seen/observed/experienced", "*embateuōn*": "entering into/investigating/dwelling on in detail", "*eikē*": "vainly/without cause/for no reason", "*physioumenos*": "being puffed up/inflated/made proud", "*noos*": "mind/understanding/intellect", "*sarkos*": "flesh/body/human nature" } }