Greek Interlinear
Colossians 3:22 Interlinear
“ Servants obey according all things according to the flesh your masters not in eyeservice as menpleasers but in singleness of heart fearing God”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Οἱ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 2 | δοῦλοι | G1401 | Servants | a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) |
| 3 | ὑπακούετε | G5219 | obey | to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e., to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority |
| 4 | κατὰ | G2596 | according | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 5 | πάντα | G3956 | all things | all, any, every, the whole |
| 6 | τοῖς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | κατὰ | G2596 | according | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 8 | σάρκα | G4561 | to the flesh | flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or |
| 9 | κυρίοις | G2962 | your masters | supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title) |
| 10 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 11 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 12 | ὀφθαλμοδουλείαις | G3787 | eyeservice | sight-labor, i.e., that needs watching (remissness) |
| 13 | ὡς | G5613 | as | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 14 | ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι | G441 | menpleasers | man-courting, i.e., fawning |
| 15 | ἀλλ' | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 16 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 17 | ἁπλότητι | G572 | singleness | singleness, i.e., (subjectively) sincerity (without dissimulation or self-seeking), or (objectively) generosity (copious bestowal) |
| 18 | καρδίας | G2588 | of heart | the heart, i.e., (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle |
| 19 | φοβούμενοι | G5399 | fearing | to frighten, i.e., (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e., revere |
| 20 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 21 | Θεόν· | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
Verse Context
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Colossians 3:22 (current) Servants obey according all things according to the flesh your masters not in eyeservice as menpleasers but in singleness of heart fearing God
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