4 {
"verseID": "Colossians.1.4",
"source": "Ἀκούσαντες τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,",
"text": "Having *akousantes* the *pistin* of you in *Christō* *Iēsou*, and the *agapēn* the toward *pantas* the *hagious*,",
"grammar": {
"*akousantes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard",
"*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith, direct object",
"*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in/sphere of Christ",
"*Iēsou*": "dative, masculine, singular - proper name",
"*agapēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - love, direct object",
"*pantas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all",
"*hagious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - holy ones/saints"
},
"variants": {
"*akousantes*": "having heard/learned of/been informed",
"*pistin*": "faith/trust/belief/fidelity",
"*agapēn*": "love/affection/benevolence",
"*hagious*": "holy ones/saints/consecrated ones"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Colossians.1.5",
"source": "Διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἣν προηκούσατε ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῆς ἀληθείας τοῦ εὐαγγελίου·",
"text": "Because of the *elpida* the *apokeimenen* for you in the *ouranois*, which you *proēkousate* in the *logō* of the *alētheias* of the *euangeliou*;",
"grammar": {
"*elpida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hope, direct object",
"*apokeimenen*": "present, middle, participle, accusative, feminine, singular - stored up/reserved",
"*ouranois*": "dative, masculine, plural - heavens, location",
"*proēkousate*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you heard before",
"*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - word/message, location/sphere",
"*alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of truth, possessive",
"*euangeliou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of gospel, possessive"
},
"variants": {
"*elpida*": "hope/expectation/prospect",
"*apokeimenen*": "stored up/reserved/laid away/awaiting",
"*ouranois*": "heavens/sky/celestial realm",
"*proēkousate*": "heard before/previously heard",
"*logō*": "word/message/account/reasoning",
"*alētheias*": "truth/reality/genuineness",
"*euangeliou*": "gospel/good news/glad tidings"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Colossians.1.6",
"source": "Τοῦ παρόντος εἰς ὑμᾶς, καθὼς καὶ ἐν παντὶ τῷ κόσμῳ· καὶ ἐστὶν καρποφορούμενον, καθὼς καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀφʼ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσατε, καὶ ἐπέγνωτε τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ:",
"text": "The *parontos* to you, *kathōs* also in all the *kosmō*; and it *estin* *karpoforoumenon*, *kathōs* also in you, from which *hēmeras* you *ēkousate*, and *epegnōte* the *charin* of *Theou* in *alētheia*:",
"grammar": {
"*parontos*": "present, active, participle, genitive, neuter, singular - being present/having come",
"*kathōs*": "comparative adverb - just as/even as",
"*kosmō*": "dative, masculine, singular - world, location",
"*estin*": "3rd person singular, present, active, indicative - is",
"*karpoforoumenon*": "present, middle, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - bearing fruit",
"*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - day, possessive/temporal",
"*ēkousate*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you heard",
"*epegnōte*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you knew fully/recognized",
"*charin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - grace, direct object",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God, possessive",
"*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - in truth, manner"
},
"variants": {
"*parontos*": "present/having come/arrived",
"*kathōs*": "just as/even as/according as",
"*kosmō*": "world/universe/ordered system",
"*karpoforoumenon*": "bearing fruit/producing results",
"*epegnōte*": "knew fully/recognized/acknowledged",
"*charin*": "grace/favor/goodwill",
"*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Colossians.1.7",
"source": "Καθὼς καί ἐμάθετε ἀπὸ Ἐπαφρᾶ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ συνδούλου ἡμῶν, ὅς ἐστιν πιστὸς ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διάκονος τοῦ Χριστοῦ·",
"text": "*Kathōs* also you *emathete* from *Epafra* the *agapētou* *syndoulou* of us, who *estin* *pistos* *hyper* you *diakonos* of the *Christou*;",
"grammar": {
"*Kathōs*": "comparative adverb - just as/even as",
"*emathete*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you learned",
"*Epafra*": "genitive, masculine, singular - proper name",
"*agapētou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - beloved",
"*syndoulou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - fellow servant",
"*estin*": "3rd person singular, present, active, indicative - is",
"*pistos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - faithful",
"*hyper*": "preposition with genitive - on behalf of/for",
"*diakonos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - servant/minister",
"*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ, possessive"
},
"variants": {
"*emathete*": "learned/were taught",
"*agapētou*": "beloved/dear/cherished",
"*syndoulou*": "fellow servant/co-worker",
"*pistos*": "faithful/trustworthy/reliable",
"*hyper*": "on behalf of/for the sake of/concerning",
"*diakonos*": "servant/minister/deacon"
}
}