noun · feminine
kolossas
GreekΚολοσσαί (kolossai)
Strong’sG2857
Colossae
stem koloss-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κολοσσαί
(so in cl.; -ασσαί, Rec., LTr.), -ῶν, αἰ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2857 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkol-os-sah'-ee
Colossæ, a place in Asia Minor
Fromapparently feminine plural of kolossos ("colossal");
King JamesColosse.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kolossas | kolossais |
| object accusative | kolossan | kolossain |
| direct address vocative | kolossar | kolossair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kolossau | kolossaiu |
| to, for dative | kolossa | kolossai1×Κολοσσαῖς |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kolossa is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kolossai“Colossae”to, fordative plural1×
Colossians 1:2“Colossae”toi en Kolossai hagioi kai pistoi adelfoi en Christo; charias vi kai eirēnas apo theou patērou nu.To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.