Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. [NIV]
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord; [YLT]
Colossians 3:16 [a] Let [b] the [c] word [b] of [d] Christ [a] dwell [e] in [f] you [g] richly [e] in [h] all [i] wisdom;[j] teaching [h] and [i] admonishing [j] one another [k] in psalms {and} [l] hymns {and} [m] spiritual [n] songs, [o] singing [p] with [p-a] [q] grace [e] in [r] your [p-a] hearts [b] to the [s] Lord.
[a] Let ... dwell = enoikeo (en-oy-keh'-o) [1774; 1772; 3611]; to inhabit:
[b] the, of, to the = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); neuter to (to); def. article; the
[c] word = logos (log'-os) [3056; 3004]: something said (including the thought); by imp. a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by ext. a computation [DEF: computation = (1) The act, process, or result of calculation (2) Arithmetic calculation.]; spec. (with the art. of John) the Divine Expression (ie Christ).
[d] Christ = Christos (khris-tos') [5547; 5548]: anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. FROM chrio (khree'-o) [5548; 5530]: to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by imp.) to consecrate to an office or religious service. {FROM} 5530 chraomai (khrah'-om-ahee); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" [touch slightly], light upon, etc), i.e. (by imp.) to enploy or (by ext..) to act towards one in a given manner [DEF: Epithet = Descriptive expression; Expressing some quality or attribute]
[e] in (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by imp.) instrumentality [DEF: Instrumentality =The quality or condition of being instrumental; helpfulness; means; agency (Instrumental = Acting or serving as a means, useful; helpful)] (medially or constructively), i.e. "in," at, (up-) on, by, etc.:
[f] you = humin (hoo-min') [5213; 5210]: to (with or by) you:
[g] richly = plousios (ploo'-see-os) [4146; 4145]: copiously. [DEF: Copiously = With abundance; plentifully; abundenatly. With fullness of treatment or expression fully profusely].
[h] all = pas (pas) [3956]: all, any, every, the whole:
[i] wisdom = sophia (sof-ee'-ah) [4678; 4680]: wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual):
[j] teaching = didasko (did-as'-ko) [1321]: to teach
[k] and = kaii (kahee) [2532]: and, also, even, so then, too
[l] admonishing = noutheteo (noo-thet-eh'-o) [3560; 3559]: to put in mind, i.e. (by imp.) to caution or reprove gently:
[m] one another = heautou (heh-ow-too'): [1438]: him- (her-, it-, them-, also [in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons] my-, thy-, our-, yourself-) (selves), etc.:
[n] in psalms = psalmos (psal-mos') [5568; 5567]: a set piece of music, i.e. a sacred ode [DEF: Ode = A lyric poem, usually rhymed wnd sometimes in irregular meter, full of noble or enthusiastic feeling and expressed with dignity, often addressed to some person or thing] (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a "psalm"); collectively, the book of the Psalms:
[o] hymns = humnos (hoom'-nos) [5215]: a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms):
[p] spiritual = pneumatikos (pnyoo-mat-ik-os') [4152; 4151]: non-carnal [DEF: Carnal = Relating to the desires and appetites of the body], i.e. (humanly) ethereal [DEF Ethereal = So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film] (as opposed to gross), or (daemoniacally) a spirit (concretely), or (divinely) supernatural, regenerate, religious:
[q] songs = oide (o-day') [5603; 103]: a chant or "ode" (the general term for any words sung): [o] singing = aido (ad'-o)' a primary verb [103]: to sing:
[r] with = (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by imp.) instrumentality [DEF: Instrumentality =The quality or condition of being instrumental; helpfulness; means; agency (Instrumental = Acting or serving as a means, useful; helpful)] (medially or constructively), i.e. "in," at, (up-) on, by, etc.:
[r-a] = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); neuter to (to); def. article; the
[s] grace = charis (khar'-ece) [5485; 5463]: graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstr. or concr.; lit., fig. or spiritual; esp. the divine influence [DEF: Influence = The power or capacity to produce a desired result; The power to produce an effect by indirect means] upon the heart, and its reflection [DEF: reflection = Imitative reproduction, as of the style of another; Something that is reflected] in the life; including gratitude).
[t] your = humon (hoo-mone') [5216; 5210]:of (from or concerning) you:
[u] Lord. [NEST] <= theos (theh'-os) [2316]: a deity, esp. with 3588 the supreme Divinity; fig., a magistrate [DEF: Magistrate = A public official who decides cases brought before a court of law in order to administer justice]; by Hebraism, very [DEF: Very = In actuality]: