Colossians 2:13:4Col.2.13.W4TAB
ὄντας
ontas
“being”
- Transliteration
- ON-tas
- Extended
- OHN-tahs
- IPA
- /ˈon.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- being
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ON-tas
- sentence
KAI hy-MAS ne-KROUS ON-tas en tois pa-ra-PTO-ma-sin KAI têi a-kro-by-STI-ai tês sar-KOS hy-MÔN sy-ne-dzô-o-po-IÊ-sen hy-MAS syn au-TÔ kha-ri-SA-me-nos hê-MEEN PAN-ta ta pa-ra-PTO-ma-ta
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted object phrase kai hymas nekrous ontas {καὶ ὑμᾶς νεκροὺς ὄντας | kaì hūmâs nekròus óntas}, where the participle ontas modifies hymas and presents the Colossians’ prior condition as an ongoing state of “being dead.” This accusative participial phrase stands before the main verb to highlight the contrast between former death and new life.
In context — Colossians 2:13
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all the trespasses .
About this coordinate
Colossians 2:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Colossians 2:13, so the Greek word ὄντας (ontas) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Col.2.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Col.2.13.W4.S1) and character.