King James Version

Colossians 4:17

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἴπατεeipatesayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).sayἈρχίππῳarchippōto ArchippusἌρχιππος (archippos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Archippus”, the to- or for-formG751Archippus, a Christian of Colossae.to ArchippusΒλέπεblepeTake heedβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.Take heedτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διακονίανdiakonianto the ministryδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the ministry”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.to the ministryἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichπαρέλαβεςparelabesthou hast receivedπαραλαμβάνω (paralambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast received”, a single actionG3880I take from, receive from, or: I take to, receive (apparently not used of money), admit, acknowledge; I take with me.thou hast receivedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itπληροῖςplēroisto fulfillπληρόω (plēroō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to fulfill”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.This verse uses “fulfill”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and say to Archippus, 'See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

Young’s Literal Translation

and say to Archippus, 'See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'

World English Bible

Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”

Darby Translation

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in [the] Lord, to the end that thou fulfil it.

Douay-Rheims

And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.

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