Greek Interlinear
Colossians 1:18 Interlinear
“And he is the head of the body the church who he is the beginning the firstborn from the dead that things he might have in all the preeminence”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | G2532 | And | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 2 | αὐτός | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | |
| 3 | ἐστιν | G2076 | he is | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
| 4 | ἡ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | κεφαλὴ | G2776 | the head | the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively |
| 6 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | σώματος | G4983 | of the body | the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively |
| 8 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | ἐκκλησίας· | G1577 | the church | a calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth |
| 10 | ὅς | G3739 | who | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that |
| 11 | ἐστιν | G2076 | he is | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
| 12 | ἀρχή | G746 | the beginning | (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank) |
| 13 | πρωτότοκος | G4416 | the firstborn | first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | ἐκ | G1537 | from | a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct |
| 15 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | νεκρῶν | G3498 | the dead | dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) |
| 17 | ἵνα | G2443 | that | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 18 | γένηται | G1096 | things he might have | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 19 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 20 | πᾶσιν | G3956 | all | all, any, every, the whole |
| 21 | αὐτὸς | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | |
| 22 | πρωτεύων | G4409 | the preeminence | to be first (in rank or influence) |
Verse Context
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Colossians 1:18 (current)And he is the head of the body the church who he is the beginning the firstborn from the dead that things he might have in all the preeminence
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