Colossians

Colossians 3:5

⁵Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Put to death	Νεκρώσατε	Nekrōsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3499 I put to death, render weak
therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
components	μέλη	melē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3196 a limb, member
of your	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
earthly nature	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
sexual immorality	πορνείαν	porneian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4202 fornication, idolatry
impurity	ἀκαθαρσίαν	akatharsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G167 uncleanness, impurity
lust	πάθος	pathos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3806 suffering, emotion, depraved passion, lust
evil	κακήν	kakēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2556 bad, evil
desires	ἐπιθυμίαν	epithymian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
greed	πλεονεξίαν	pleonexian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4124 covetousness, avarice
which	ἥτις	hētis	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
is	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
idolatry	εἰδωλολατρία	eidōlolatria	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1495 worship or service of an image

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