Maximusinthehouse wrote: ↑October 24th, 2024, 9:27 am
Question: So Colossians 2:7 Rooted is Perf, pass,participle..this is a Past Action Completed so the participle refers to?
First off, where is the main verb for this participle? Without that, you're lost. It's back in verse 6:
6 Ὡς οὖν παρελάβετε τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον, ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτε, 7 ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομούμενοι ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ βεβαιούμενοι τῇ πίστει καθὼς ἐδιδάχθητε, περισσεύοντες ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ.
The B-Greek guidelines ask you to quote the verse in Greek - I just did this for you, but please get in the habit of doing so yourself so you are looking at the Greek. Notice that in the Greek, this is all one sentence, there is only one period. In general, it's good to analyze an entire sentence, because trying to understand part of a sentence always leaves some of the important relationships out.
Main Verb (Colossians 2:6):
περιπατεῖτε (walk): Present imperative, continuous action.
Relation: All participles describe how believers are to continuously walk in Christ.
Non-finite Verbs (Colossians 2:7):
ἐρριζωμένοι (having been rooted)
Perfect participle: Past action with ongoing effects.
Relation: You walk, having been rooted in Christ.
ἐποικοδομούμενοι (being built up)
Present participle: Continuous action.
Relation: You walk, being built up in Christ.
βεβαιούμενοι (having been established)
Perfect participle: Past action with ongoing effects.
Relation: You walk, having been established in the faith.
περισσεύοντες (abounding)
Present participle: Continuous action.
Relation: You walk, abounding in thanksgiving.
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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