Colossians

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A book of the Bible that is a letter from Paul to Christians in Colossae

noun
/kəˈlɑːʃənz/

: Colosenses

The book of Colossians highlights the importance of unity among believers.

Examples

Now Ephesians uses Colossians as a model and then just builds on it even more.
A few fewer scholars will take Colossians as being by Paul with more doubt on that.
In his letter, Paul addressed the community in Colossians to guide them in their faith.
Many theologians study Colossians to understand Paul's teachings on Christian living.

Synonyms

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians

vsColossians

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A book of the Christian Bible that Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae

is the same book but titled in a shorter, less formal way

Epistle to the Colossians

vsColossians

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A book of the Christian Bible containing a letter by Paul to Christians in Colossae

is the same book but uses a broader descriptive title without specific address

Compounds

Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians

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A book of the Christian Bible that Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae

Epistle to the Colossians

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A book of the Christian Bible containing a letter by Paul to Christians in Colossae

Surface Forms

Colossians singular

Colossians plural

Morphology

Colossians = Colossian (transparent) = Colossian + s

The form is a straightforward plural ('-s') of the base 'Colossian' (people or adjective), so the relationship is directly derived by standard English pluralization.

Etymology

Colossians gets its name from the ancient city Colossae and literally means 'people from Colossae', so the book is the letter Paul wrote to those Christians. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Romans as a letter to people from Rome; Colossians is simply the letter to the people of Colossae.