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Colossians 2:19

And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκρατῶνkratōnholdingκρατέω (krateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “holding”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.holdingτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλήνkephalēnHeadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.the Headἐξexfromἐκ (ek)preposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichπᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “body”, the subject formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.the bodyδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁφῶνhaphōnjointsἁφή (haphē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “joints”, the of-formG860a band, fastening (hence, possibly: a ligament), joint.jointsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσυνδέσμωνsundesmōnbandsσύνδεσμος (sundesmos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “bands”, the of-formG4886that which binds together; a band, bond.bandsἐπιχορηγούμενονepichorēgoumenonhaving nourishment ministeredἐπιχορηγέω (epichorēgeō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “having nourishment ministered”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2023I supply, provide (perhaps lavishly), furnish.having nourishment ministeredκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσυμβιβαζόμενονsumbibazomenonknit togetherσυμβιβάζω (sumbibazō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “knit together”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4822(a) I unite or knit together, (b) I put together in reasoning, and so: I conclude, prove, (c) I teach, instruct.knit togetherαὔξειauxeiincreasethαὔξω (auxō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “increaseth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.increasethτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αὔξησινauxēsinwith the increaseαὔξησις (auxēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “with the increase”, the object formG838increasing, increase, growth.This verse uses “increase”.with the increaseτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and not holding the head, from which all the body — through the joints and bands gathering supply, and being knit together — may increase with the increase of God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

and not holding the head, from which all the body — through the joints and bands gathering supply, and being knit together — may increase with the increase of God.

World English Bible

and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.

Darby Translation

and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.

Douay-Rheims

And not holding the head, from which the whole body, by joints and bands, being supplied with nourishment and compacted, groweth unto the increase of God.

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