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Colossians 2:15

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

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ἀπεκδυσάμενοςapekdusamenosAnd having spoiledἀπεκδύομαι (apekduomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “And having spoiled”, a single actionG554I strip, divest, renounce.And having spoiledτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχὰςarchasprincipalitiesἀρχή (archē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “principalities”, the object formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.principalitiesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξουσίαςexousiaspowersἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “powers”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.powersἐδειγμάτισενedeigmatisenhe made a shew of themδειγματίζω (deigmatizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he made a shew of them”, a single actionG1165I hold up as an example, make a show of, expose.he made a shew of themἐνenopenlyἐνpreposition — “openly”G1722in, on, among.openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaboldnessπαρρησίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “boldness”, the to- or for-formG3954freedom, openness, especially in speech; boldness, confidence.θριαμβεύσαςthriambeusastriumphing overθριαμβεύω (thriambeuō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “triumphing over”, a single actionG2358(properly: I lead one as my prisoner in a triumphal procession, hence) I lead around, make a show (spectacle) of, cause to triumph.triumphing overαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτῷautōitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.it

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly — having triumphed over them in it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Young’s Literal Translation

having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly — having triumphed over them in it.

World English Bible

Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Darby Translation

having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.

Douay-Rheims

And despoiling the principalities and powers, he hath exposed them confidently in open shew, triumphing over them in himself.

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