Colossians 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;”

Colossians 2:14 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 2:1421 words

GreekMeaning

ἐξαλείψαςexaleipsas

having blotted outverbG1813

τὸto

thearticleG3588

καθ’kath’

againstprepositionG2596

ἡμῶνhēmōn

uspronounG1473

χειρόγραφονcheirographon

handwritingnounG5498

τοῖςtois

in thearticleG3588

δόγμασινdogmasin

decreesnounG1378

ὃho

whichrelative pronounG3739

ἦνēn

wasverbG1510

ὑπεναντίονhypenantion

adverseadjectiveG5227

ἡμῖνhēmin

to uspronounG1473

καὶkai

andwordG2532

αὐτὸauto

itpronounG846

ἦρκενērken

He has takenverbG142

ἐκek

out ofprepositionG1537

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

μέσουmesou

wayadjectiveG3319

προσηλώσαςprosēlōsas

having nailedverbG4338

αὐτὸauto

itpronounG846

τῷtō

to thearticleG3588

σταυρῷstaurō

crossnounG4716

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

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