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Colossians 1:7

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Which is come unto you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it], and knew the grace of God in truth:	As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;	Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

As^G2531 ye^G3129 also^G2532 learned^G3129 of^G575 Epaphras^G1889 our^G2257 dear^G27 fellowservant^G4889, who^G3739 is^G2076 for^G5228 you^G5216 a faithful^G4103 minister^G1249 of Christ^G5547;

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Original Greek

καθὼς καί ἐμάθετε ἀπὸ Ἐπαφρᾶ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ συνδούλου ἡμῶν, ὅς ἐστι πιστὸς ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διάκονος τοῦ Χριστοῦ,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καθὼς	kathōs	G2531	ADV	As
καί	kai	G2532	CONJ	also
ἐμάθετε	emathete	G3129	V-2AAI-2P	ye learned
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	of
Ἐπαφρᾶ	Epaphra	G1889	N-GSM	Epaphras
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
ἀγαπητοῦ	agapētou	G27	A-GSM	dear
συνδούλου	sundoulou	G4889	N-GSM	fellowservant
ἡμῶν,	hēmōn	G2257	P-1GP	our
ὅς	hos	G3739	R-NSM	who
ἐστι	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
πιστὸς	pistos	G4103	A-NSM	a faithful
ὑπὲρ	huper	G5228	PREP	for
ὑμῶν	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	you
διάκονος	diakonos	G1249	N-NSM	minister
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Χριστοῦ,	Christou	G5547	N-GSM	of Christ

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G27 — ἀγαπητός (agapētós, ag-ap-ay-tos'): loved, beloved — from ἀγαπάω; beloved:--(dearly, well) beloved, dear.
• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G1249 — διάκονος (diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os): a waiter, servant, administrator — probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare διώκω); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):--deacon, minister, servant.
• G1889 — Ἐπαφρᾶς (Epaphrâs, ep-af-ras'): Epaphras — contracted from Ἐπαφρόδιτος; Epaphras, a Christian:--Epaphras.
• 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.
• G2257 — ἡμῶν (hēmōn, hay-mone'): genitive case plural of ἐγώ; of (or from) us:--our (company), us, we.
• G2531 — καθώς (kathṓs, kath-oce'): just as, as — from κατά and ὡς; just (or inasmuch) as, that:--according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
• 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.
• G3129 — μανθάνω (manthánō, man-than'-o): I learn, ascertain — prolongation from a primary verb, another form of which, , is used as an alternate in certain tenses; to learn (in any way):--learn, understand.
• 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.
• G4103 — πιστός (pistós, pis-tos'): trustworthy, faithful, believing — from πείθω; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful:--believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.
• G4889 — σύνδουλος (sýndoulos, soon'-doo-los): a fellow servant, colleague — from σύν and δοῦλος; a co-slave, i.e. servitor or ministrant of the same master (human or divine):--fellowservant.
• G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).
• G5228 — ὑπέρ (hypér, hoop-er'): in behalf of, above — a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.
• G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

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)

• a — Numbers 12:7, Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Corinthians 4:17, 1 Corinthians 7:25, 2 Corinthians 11:23, Ephesians 5:21, 1 Timothy 4:6, 2 Timothy 2:2, Hebrews 2:17, Hebrews 3:2
• Epaphras — Colossians 4:12, Philemon 1:23

Reciprocal references (9): Isaiah 43:10, Matthew 13:52, Acts 26:16, 2 Corinthians 8:23, Ephesians 6:21, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Peter 5:12, 3 John 1:3

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: EPAPHRAS, FAITHFULNESS-UNFAITHFULNESS
• Nave’s: COLOSSE (COLOSSAE), EPAPHRAS, MINISTER, Christian, ZEAL, RELIGIOUS

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