Colossians 1:18 Greek Word Analysis

0	And	καὶ	g2532
1		αὐτός	g846
10	he is	ἐστιν	g2076
3		ἡ	g3588
4	the head	κεφαλὴ	g2776
5		τοῦ	g3588
6	of the body	σώματος	g4983
7		τῆς	g3588
8	the church	ἐκκλησίας·	g1577
9	who	ὅς	g3739
10	he is	ἐστιν	g2076
11	the beginning	ἀρχή	g746
12	the firstborn	πρωτότοκος	g4416
13	from	ἐκ	g1537
14		τῶν	g3588
15	the dead	νεκρῶν	g3498
16	that	ἵνα	g2443
17	things he might have	γένηται	g1096
18	in	ἐν	g1722
19	all	πᾶσιν	g3956
20		αὐτὸς	g846
21	the preeminence	πρωτεύων	g4409

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is [the] beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things:

World English Bible (WEB)

He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And himself is the head of the body -- the assembly -- who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all `things' -- himself -- first,