Colossians 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,”
Colossians 2:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Colossians 2:2015 words
ΕἰEiforasmuch as, if, that
ἀπεθάνετεapethanetebe dead, death, die
σὺνsynwith
ΧριστῷChristōChrist / Anointed
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
στοιχείωνstoicheiōnelement, principle, rudiment
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ζῶντεςzōnteslife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
ἐνenabout, after, against
κόσμῳkosmōworld
δογματίζεσθεdogmatizesthe
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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