Colossians

Colossians 1:7–8

⁷You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our^b behalf, ⁸and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

Footnotes

b 1:7 NE, NA, BYZ, and TR your

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Colossians 1:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You learned	ἐμάθετε	emathete	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3129 I learn, ascertain
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Epaphras	Ἐπαφρᾶ	Epaphra	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1889 Epaphras
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
beloved	ἀγαπητοῦ	agapētou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G27 loved, beloved
fellow servant	συνδούλου	syndoulou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4889 a fellow servant, colleague
who	ὅς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a faithful	πιστὸς	pistos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
minister	διάκονος	diakonos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1249 a waiter, servant, administrator
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
on our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
behalf	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above

Colossians 1:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
informed	δηλώσας	dēlōsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1213 I show, make clear, reveal
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
of your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
love	ἀγάπην	agapēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G26 love
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Spirit	Πνεύματι	Pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

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Colossians 1:7 Colossians 4:12 · Philemon 1:23 · Colossians 4:7 · Hebrews 2:17 · 1 Corinthians 4:2 · Hebrews 3:2 · 2 Timothy 2:2 · 1 Corinthians 4:17 · 2 Corinthians 11:23 · Philippians 2:25 · Matthew 24:45 · Philippians 2:19–22

Colossians 1:8 Romans 15:30 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · Galatians 5:22 · Romans 5:5 · Colossians 1:4 · 1 Peter 1:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.