Greek Interlinear
Colossians 4:6 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Colossians 4:6, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“ speech Let your be alway with grace with salt seasoned that ye may know how ought ye man every to answer”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 2 | λόγος | G3056 | speech | something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a |
| 3 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | Let your | of (from or concerning) you |
| 4 | πάντοτε | G3842 | be alway | every when, i.e., at all times |
| 5 | ἐν | G1722 | with | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 6 | χάριτι | G5485 | grace | graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart |
| 7 | ἅλατι | G217 | with salt | salt; figuratively, prudence |
| 8 | ἠρτυμένος | G741 | seasoned | to prepare, i.e., spice (with stimulating condiments) |
| 9 | εἰδέναι | G1492 | that ye may know | used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl |
| 10 | πῶς | G4459 | how | an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much! |
| 11 | δεῖ | G1163 | ought | also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding) |
| 12 | ὑμᾶς | G5209 | ye | you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) |
| 13 | ἑνὶ | G1520 | man | one |
| 14 | ἑκάστῳ | G1538 | every | each or every |
| 15 | ἀποκρίνεσθαι | G611 | to answer | to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected) |
Verse Context
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Colossians 4:6 (current) speech Let your be alway with grace with salt seasoned that ye may know how ought ye man every to answer
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