Colossians 1:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”

Colossians 1:11 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 1:1117 words

GreekMeaning

ἐνen

withprepositionG1722

πάσῃpasē

alladjectiveG3956

δυνάμειdynamei

powernounG1411

δυναμούμενοιdynamoumenoi

being strengthenedverbG1412

κατὰkata

according toprepositionG2596

τὸto

thearticleG3588

κράτοςkratos

mightnounG2904

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

δόξηςdoxēs

gloriousnounG1391

αὐτοῦautou

of HimpronounG846

εἰςeis

untoprepositionG1519

πᾶσανpasan

alladjectiveG3956

ὑπομονὴνhypomonēn

endurancenounG5281

καὶkai

andwordG2532

μακροθυμίανmakrothymian

patiencenounG3115

μετὰmeta

after(-ward), he again, againstprepositionG3326

χαρᾶςcharas

gladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fullynounG5479

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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