Colossians
Colossians 4:16
16After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | ὅταν | hotan | Conjunction | G3752 when, whensoever |
| letter | ἐπιστολή | epistolē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1992 a letter, dispatch, epistle |
| has been read | ἀναγνωσθῇ | anagnōsthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G314 I read |
| among | παρ’ | par’ | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| make sure | ποιήσατε | poiēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| it is also read | ἀναγνωσθῇ | anagnōsthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G314 I read |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| church | ἐκκλησίᾳ | ekklēsia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| of | Λαοδικέων | Laodikeōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2994 a Laodicean |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| in turn | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| read | ἀναγνῶτε | anagnōte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G314 I read |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| Laodicea | Λαοδικείας | Laodikeias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2993 Laodicea |
Cross-references
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1 Thessalonians 5:27 · 2 Thessalonians 3:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.