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Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogosspeechλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “speech”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.This verse uses “speech”.speechὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.πάντοτεpantotebe alwayπάντοτεadverb — “be alway”G3842always, at all times, ever.be alwayἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withχάριτιcharitigraceχάρις (charis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the to- or for-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.graceἅλατιhalatiwith saltἅλας (halas)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “with salt”, the to- or for-formG217salt.with saltἠρτυμένοςērtumenosto seasonἀρτύω (artuō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to season”, a completed action with a present resultG741prop: I arrange, make ready; I season, flavor.This verse uses “season”.εἰδέναιeidenaito perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).oughtὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἑνὶhenimanεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “man”, the to- or for-formG1520one.manἑκάστῳhekastōeachἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “each”, the to- or for-formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “each”.ἀποκρίνεσθαιapokrinesthaito answerἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to answer”, an ongoing or repeated actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.This verse uses “answer”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

your word always in grace — with salt being seasoned — to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

Young’s Literal Translation

your word always in grace — with salt being seasoned — to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

World English Bible

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Darby Translation

[Let] your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to know how ye ought to answer each one.

Douay-Rheims

Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

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