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Colossians 3:5

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When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.	Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:	For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Mortify^G3499 therefore^G3767 your^G5216 members^G3196 which^G3588 are upon^G1909 the earth^G1093; fornication^G4202, uncleanness^G167, inordinate affection^G3806, evil^G2556 concupiscence^G1939, and^G2532 covetousness^G4124, which^G3748 is^G2076 idolatry^G1495:

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Original Greek

Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν, ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρεία,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Νεκρώσατε	Nekrōsate	G3499	V-AAM-2P	Mortify
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ	therefore
τὰ	ta	G3588	T-APN	*
μέλη	melē	G3196	N-APN	members
ὑμῶν	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	your
τὰ	ta	G3588	T-APN	which
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	are upon
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	the
γῆς,	gēs	G1093	N-GSF	earth
πορνείαν,	porneian	G4202	N-ASF	fornication
ἀκαθαρσίαν,	akatharsian	G167	N-ASF	uncleanness
πάθος,	pathos	G3806	N-ASN	inordinate affection
ἐπιθυμίαν	epithumian	G1939	N-ASF	concupiscence
κακήν,	kakēn	G2556	A-ASF	evil
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
πλεονεξίαν,	pleonexian	G4124	N-ASF	covetousness
ἥτις	hētis	G3748	R-NSF	which
ἐστὶν	estin	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
εἰδωλολατρεία,	eidōlolatreia	G1495	N-NSF	idolatry

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G167 — ἀκαθαρσία (akatharsía, ak-ath-ar-see'-ah): uncleanness, impurity — from ἀκάθαρτος; impurity (the quality), physically or morally:--uncleanness.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1495 — εἰδωλολατρεία (eidōlolatreía, i-do-lol-at-ri'-ah): worship or service of an image — from εἴδωλον and λατρεία; image-worship (literally or figuratively):--idolatry.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G1939 — ἐπιθυμία (epithymía, ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah): desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust — from ἐπιθυμέω; a longing (especially for what is forbidden):--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
• 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.
• 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.
• G2556 — κακός (kakós, kak-os'): bad, evil — apparently a primary word; worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas πονηρός properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious:--bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.
• G3196 — μέλος (mélos, mel'-os): a limb, member — of uncertain affinity; a limb or part of the body:--member.
• G3499 — νεκρόω (nekróō, nek-ro'-o): I put to death, render weak — from νεκρός; to deaden, i.e. (figuratively) to subdue:--be dead, mortify.
• 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.
• G3748 — ὅστις (hóstis, hos'-tis): whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever — from ὅς and τὶς; which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same:--X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever). Compare ὅτι.
• G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): therefore, then — apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
• G3806 — πάθος (páthos, path'-os): suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust — from the alternate of πάσχω; properly, suffering ("pathos"), i.e. (subjectively) a passion (especially concupiscence):-- (inordinate) affection, lust.
• G4124 — πλεονεξία (pleonexía, pleh-on-ex-ee'-ah): covetousness, avarice — from πλεονέκτης; avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion:--covetous(-ness) practices, greediness.
• G4202 — πορνεία (porneía, por-ni'-ah): fornication, idolatry — from πορνεύω; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication.
• G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).

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