Colossians
Colossians 2:4
4I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I say | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| this | Τοῦτο | Touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| no one | μηδεὶς | mēdeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3367 no one, nothing |
| will deceive | παραλογίζηται | paralogizētai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3884 I deceive, beguile |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| smooth rhetoric | πιθανολογίᾳ | pithanologia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4086 persuasive speech |
Cross-references
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1 John 4:1 · Ephesians 4:14 · Matthew 24:4 · Romans 16:18–19 · 2 John 1:7 · Mark 13:22 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · 2 Timothy 2:16 · 2 Corinthians 11:11–13 · Revelation 20:8 · 1 Timothy 4:1–2 · 2 Timothy 3:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.