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Colossians 4:3
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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
G260
Withal
G4336
praying
G2532
also
G4012
for
G2257
us
G2443
that
G2316
God
would
G455
open
unto
G2257
us
a
G2374
door
of
G3056
utterance
to
G2980
speak
G3588
the
G3466
mystery
of
G5547
Christ
G4012
for
G3739
which
I
am
G2532
also
in
G1210
bonds
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Greek-English Dictionary
Strongs: G3466
Greek: μυστήριον
Transliteration: mustērion
Pronunciation: moos-tay'-ree-on
Part of Speech: Noun Neuter
Bible Usage: mystery.
Definition:
a secret or mystery
(through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)
1. hidden thing, secret, mystery
a. generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals
b. a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding
c. a hidden purpose or counsel
1. secret will 1c
d. of men 1c
e. of God: the secret counsels which govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and wicked men but plain to the godly
2. in rabbinic writings, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense
a. of an OT saying
b. of an image or form seen in a vision
c. of a dream
Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889
of the New Testament 1889
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.