Colossians

Colossians 1:21

²¹Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Once	ποτε	pote	Particle	G4218 at one time or other
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
were	ὄντας	ontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1510 I am, exist
alienated	ἀπηλλοτριωμένους	apēllotriōmenous	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G526 I estrange, alienate
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
were hostile	ἐχθροὺς	echthrous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2190 hated, hostile, an enemy
in	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
your minds	διανοίᾳ	dianoia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1271 understanding, intellect, mind
engaging in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
evil	πονηροῖς	ponērois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
deeds	ἔργοις	ergois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed

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