Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. [NIV]
Colossians 1:15 who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation, [YLT]
Colossians 1:15 [a] Who [b] is
[a] Who = hos (hos) [3739]: who, which, what, that:
[b] is = esti (es-tee') [2076; 1510]: he (she or it) is; also ( plural) they are:
[c] image = eikon (i-kone') [1504; 1503]: a likeness [DEF: Likeness = The quality or state of being alike], i.e. lit,, statue [DEF: Statue= A representation of a person or animal in the round, that is carved, molded, or cast in stone, clay plaster, metal wood, or the like], profile [DEF: A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object], or fig., representation [DEF: Representation = The act or process of describing in lifelike imagery], resemblance [DEF: Resemblance = The quality or state of being alike]:
[d] [d-a] of the = tou (tou) [3588; 3739]: the feminine he (hay); and the neuter to (to); in all their inflections; the def. article; the: THAYER'S this, that, these, etc.
[e] invisible = aoratos (ah-or'-at-os) [517; 3707]: invisible:
[f] God = 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]
[g] firstborn = prototokos (pro-tot-ok'-os) [4416; 4413; 5088]: first-born
[h] of every = pas (pas) [3956]: all, any, every, the whole:
[i] creature = ktisis (ktis'-is) [2937; 2936]: original formation (the act; imp., the thing.):