Persevering prayer (Colossians 4:2-6)
Vocabulary
Word | Meaning | |
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προσευχή, ῆς, ἡ | prayer | |
προσκαρτερέω | be devoted to | |
γρηγορέω | be watchful | |
εὐχαριστία, ας, ἡ | gratitude | |
προσεύχομαι | pray | |
ἅμα | together | |
περί | about, concerning; for, because (with G); around; about (with A) | |
θεός, οῦ, ὁ | God | |
ἀνοίγω | open | |
θύρα, ας, ἡ | gate | |
μυστήριον, ου, τό | secret | |
Χριστός, οῦ, ὁ | Anointed, Christ | |
διά | through (with G); for, therefore (with A) | |
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ | who, which | |
δέω | bind, tie | |
φανερόω | show; reveal | |
ὡς | as, like | |
ἐγώ | I | |
σοφία, ας, ἡ | wisdom | |
περιπατέω | go/walk about; behave, live | |
πρός | towards; near, at, by (with A) | |
ἔξω | outside, out | |
καιρός, οῦ, ὁ | time, period | |
ἐξαγοράζω | deliver, liberate | |
πάντοτε | always, at all times | |
χάρις, ιτος, ἡ | grace | |
ἅλας, ατος, τό | salt | |
ἀρτύω | to season | |
οἶδα | know | |
πῶς | how? | |
εἰς | to; in (with A) | |
ἕκαστος, η, ον | each, every | |
ἀποκρίνομαι | answer | |
αὐτός, ή, ὁ | he; self | |
καί | and | |
ἡμεῖς, ἡμῶν | we |
Biblical text
4:2Τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτερεῖτε, γρηγοροῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ,3προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,4ἵνα φανερώσω αὐτὸ ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι.5Ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι.6ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι.