Colossians 1:18

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καὶ and καί kaí apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too αὐτός he αὐτός autós from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of G109 (ἀήρ) through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive ἐστιν is εἰμί eimí the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when ἡ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, κεφαλὴ head κεφαλή kephalḗ from the primary (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively τοῦ the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, σώματος body σῶμα sōma from G4982 (σώζω); the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively bodily, body, τῆς the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ἐκκλησίας assembly ἐκκλησία ekklēsía from a compound of G1537 (ἐκ) and a derivative of G2564 (καλέω); a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, esp · ὅς who ὅς hós probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588 (ὁ)); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, ⸀ ἐστιν is εἰμί eimí the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when ἀρχή beginning ἀρχή archḗ from G756 (ἄρχομαι); (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, , πρωτότοκος first born πρωτότοκος prōtótokos from G4413 (πρῶτος) and the alternate of G5088 (τίκτω); first-born (usually as noun, literally or figuratively) firstbeg ἐκ from out ἐκ ek a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; τῶν the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, νεκρῶν dead νεκρός nekrós from an apparently primary (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) dead , ἵνα so that ἵνα hína probably from the same as the former part of G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) (through the demonstrative idea; compare G3588 (ὁ)); in orde γένηται come into being γίνομαι gínomai a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be (gen-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come i ἐν in ἐν en a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (mediall πᾶσιν all πᾶς pâs including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole all (manner of, means), alw αὐτὸς he αὐτός autós from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of G109 (ἀήρ) through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive πρωτεύων preeminence πρωτεύω prōteúō from G4413 (πρῶτος); to be first (in rank or influence) have the preeminence ,

And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.