Colossians 1:18
He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.This verse in the real world
In what words
- πρωτότοκοςprōtótokosfirst-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively)
- ἀρχήarchḗ(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of orde
- κεφαλήkephalḗthe head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
- νεκρόςnekrósdead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
- ἐκκλησίαekklēsíaa calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (J
- σῶμαsōmathe body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
- ἵναhínacompare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
- γίνομαιgínomaito cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with gr
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Eph 1:22–23, Rev 1:5, Eph 4:15–16, 1Co 15:20–23, Act 26:23, Mat 28:18, Psa 89:27, 1Co 11:3