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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Colossians 2:17 - Are
Colossians 2:17 - Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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Which | G3739 | ὅς |
the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun who: which what that |
are | G2076 | ἐστί |
[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
a shadow | G4639 | σκιά |
[Noun Feminine]
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of things to come | G3195 | μέλλω |
[Verb] to intend that is be about to be do or suffer something (of persons or things especially events; in the sense of purpose duty: necessity probability: possibility or hesitation) |
but | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
body | G4983 | σῶμα |
[Noun Neuter] the body (as a sound whole) used in a very wide application literally or figuratively |
is of Christ | G5547 | Χριστός |
[Adjective] anointed that is the Messiah an epithet of Jesus |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.