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Colossians 1:18

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← Colossians 1:17	Colossians 1:18 (KJV)	Colossians 1:19 →
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.	And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.	For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 he^G846 is^G2076 the head^G2776 of the body^G4983, the church^G1577: who^G3739 is^G2076 the beginning^G746, the firstborn^G4416 from^G1537 the dead^G3498; that^G2443 in^G1722 all^G3956 things he^G846 might have^G1096 the preeminence^G4409.

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Original Greek

καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας· ὅς ἐστιν ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
αὐτός	autos	G846	P-NSM	he
ἐστιν	estin	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
κεφαλὴ	kephalē	G2776	N-NSF	head
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	of the
σώματος,	sōmatos	G4983	N-GSN	body
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	the
ἐκκλησίας·	ekklēsias	G1577	N-GSF	church
ὅς	hos	G3739	R-NSM	who
ἐστιν	estin	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
ἀρχή,	archē	G746	N-NSF	the beginning
πρωτότοκος	prōtotokos	G4416	A-NSM-S	the firstborn
ἐκ	ek	G1537	PREP	from
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	the
νεκρῶν,	nekrōn	G3498	A-GPM	dead
ἵνα	hina	G2443	CONJ	that
γένηται	genētai	G1096	V-2ADS-3S	might have
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
πᾶσιν	pasin	G3956	A-DPN	all
αὐτὸς	autos	G846	P-NSM	he
πρωτεύων·	prōteuōn	G4409	V-PAP-NSM	the preeminence

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G746 — ἀρχή (archḗ, ar-khay'): ruler, beginning — from ἄρχομαι; (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank):--beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
• G1577 — ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah): an assembly, congregation, church — from a compound of ἐκ and a derivative of καλέω; a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):--assembly, church.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2443 — ἵνα (hína, hin'-ah): in order that, so that — probably from the same as the former part of ἑαυτοῦ (through the demonstrative idea; compare ὁ); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):--albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare ἵνα μή.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2776 — κεφαλή (kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'): the head — from the primary (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:--head.
• G3498 — νεκρός (nekrós, nek-ros'): dead, a corpse — from an apparently primary (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun):--dead.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4409 — πρωτεύω (prōteúō, prote-yoo'-o): I have preeminence, am chief — from πρῶτος; to be first (in rank or influence):--have the preeminence.
• G4416 — πρωτότοκος (prōtótokos, pro-tot-ok'-os): first-born — from πρῶτος and the alternate of τίκτω; first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively):--firstbegotten(-born).
• G4983 — σῶμα (sōma, so'-mah): body, flesh — from σώζω; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively:--bodily, body, slave.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• he is — 1 Corinthians 11:3, Ephesians 1:10, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 4:15-16, Ephesians 5:23, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 2:10-14
• in all — Psalms 45:2-5, Psalms 89:27, Isaiah 52:13, Matthew 23:8, Matthew 28:18, John 1:16, John 1:27, John 3:29-31, John 3:34-35, Romans 8:29, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Hebrews 1:5-6, Revelation 5:9-13, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 21:23-24
• the beginning — John 1:1, 1 John 1:1, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 3:14, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:13
• the firstborn — John 11:25-26, Acts 26:23, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 1:18

Reciprocal references (17): Genesis 37:7, 1 Kings 10:23, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 68:18, Ezekiel 46:8, Zechariah 6:13, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 16:18, John 3:30, 1 Corinthians 12:12, Ephesians 2:6, Colossians 2:19, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 1:4, Hebrews 3:3

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHRIST'S DIVINITY-HUMANITY, CHURCH, THE
• Torrey’s: CHRIST, THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH, EXCELLENCY AND GLORY OF CHRIST, THE, FIRST BORN, THE, TITLES AND NAMES OF CHRIST, UNION WITH CHRIST
• Nave’s: CHURCH, JESUS, THE CHRIST, TEMPLE

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