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OET interlinear COL 4:7

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SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. τά
    2. ho
    3. the things
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····ANP
    7. the ‹things›
    8. the ‹things›
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134074
    1. δέ
    2. de
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 11610
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 134075
    1. κατʼ
    2. kata
    3. concerning
    4. -
    5. 25960
    6. P·······
    7. concerning
    8. concerning
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134076
    1. ἐμέ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134077
    1. παντᾶ
    2. pas
    3. all
    4. -
    5. 39560
    6. E····ANP
    7. all
    8. all
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134078
    1. γνωρίσει
    2. gnōrizō
    3. will be making known
    4. -
    5. 11070
    6. VIFA3··S
    7. ˓will_be˒ making_known
    8. ˓will_be˒ making_known
    9. -
    10. Y64; F134098
    11. 134079
    1. ὑμῖν
    2. su
    3. to you all
    4. you all
    5. 47710
    6. R···2D·P
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. ˱to˲ you_all
    9. -
    10. Y64; R132543
    11. 134080
    1. Τυχικός
    2. tuχikos
    3. Tuⱪikos
    4. -
    5. 51900
    6. N····NMS
    7. Tuⱪikos
    8. Tychicus
    9. PS
    10. Y64; F134107
    11. 134081
    1. ὁ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NMS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134082
    1. ἀγαπητός
    2. agapētos
    3. beloved
    4. -
    5. 270
    6. A····NMS
    7. beloved
    8. beloved
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134083
    1. ἀδελφός
    2. adelfos
    3. brother
    4. brother
    5. 800
    6. N····NMS
    7. brother
    8. brother
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134084
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134085
    1. πιστός
    2. pistos
    3. faithful
    4. faithful
    5. 41030
    6. A····NMS
    7. faithful
    8. faithful
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134086
    1. διάκονος
    2. diakonos
    3. servant
    4. servant
    5. 12490
    6. N····NMS
    7. servant
    8. servant
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134087
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. and
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. C·······
    7. and
    8. and
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134088
    1. σύνδουλος
    2. sundoulos
    3. fellow-slave
    4. fellow
    5. 48890
    6. N····NMS
    7. fellow-slave
    8. fellow-slave
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134089
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. in
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. in
    8. in
    9. -
    10. Y64
    11. 134090
    1. Κυρίῳ
    2. kurios
    3. +the master
    4. -
    5. 29620
    6. N····DMS
    7. ˓the˒ master
    8. ˓the˒ Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 134091

OET (OET-LV) Tuⱪikos will_be_making_known to_you_all all the things concerning me, the beloved brother, and faithful servant, and fellow-slave in the_master,

OET (OET-RV) My dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave, Tychicus, will tell you all about me.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:7–18: Paul wrote final messages and greetings

Paragraph 4:7–9

Theme: Paul told the Colossians that he was sending Tychicus to them, and he would tell them all that had been happening to Paul and his friends.

4:7a

Tychicus will tell you all the news about me.

Tychicus: Paul mentioned in these verses that Tychicus was traveling to Colossae. This probably implied that he would carry this letter from Paul with him.

Paul did not mention until 4:8 that Tychicus was coming to Colossae because he, Paul, had sent him. It may be necessary in some languages to supply this information at the beginning of 4:7. For example:

I have sent Tychicus to visit you, and he will tell you…

4:7b

He is a beloved brother,

a beloved brother: The Greek word that the BSB translates beloved literally means “one who is loved.” In your language, you may need to use a verb to translate this phrase. If you use a verb, it may be necessary for you to say who loved Tychicus. There are two possibilities:

  1. Paul should be the subject. He was saying, “He is my Christian brother whom I love.”

  2. Paul and his friends should be the subject, so Paul was saying, “He is our(excl) Christian brother whom we(excl) love.”

Both are possible and you should use whichever is most natural in your language.

brother: See the note on 1:1c.

4:7c

a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.

a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord: This is similar to the words Paul used to describe Epaphras in 1:7b, and 1:7c. See the notes on those verses.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

τὰ κατ’ ἐμὲ πάντα γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικὸς, ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς, καὶ πιστὸς διάκονος, καὶ σύνδουλος ἐν Κυρίῳ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τά κατʼ ἐμέ παντᾶ γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικός ὁ ἀγαπητός ἀδελφός καί πιστός διάκονος καί σύνδουλος ἐν Κυρίῳ)

Connecting Statement:

If it would be helpful in your language, you could rearrange this sentence so that: (1) what Tychicus will make known to them comes after to you, and (2) the words that describe Tychicus come after his name. You may need to make one or both of these changes to make the verse clear in your language. Alternate translation: [Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all the things concerning me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τὰ κατ’ ἐμὲ πάντα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τά κατʼ ἐμέ παντᾶ γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικός ὁ ἀγαπητός ἀδελφός καί πιστός διάκονος καί σύνδουλος ἐν Κυρίῳ)

When Paul speaks of All the things concerning me, he refers to details about his life such as where he is living, his health, how his work is progressing, and other similar details. If your language has a customary way to refer to this kind of information, you could use it here, or you could express the idea with a descriptive phrase. Alternate translation: [All the news about me] or [All the details about how I am doing]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

Τυχικὸς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τά κατʼ ἐμέ παντᾶ γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικός ὁ ἀγαπητός ἀδελφός καί πιστός διάκονος καί σύνδουλος ἐν Κυρίῳ)

Tychicus is the name of a man.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πιστὸς διάκονος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τά κατʼ ἐμέ παντᾶ γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικός ὁ ἀγαπητός ἀδελφός καί πιστός διάκονος καί σύνδουλος ἐν Κυρίῳ)

If your language would state whom Tychicus serves, you could make this explicit. He could be a servant to: (1) Paul. Alternate translation: [my faithful servant]; (2) the Lord, and thus the Lord’s church as well. Alternate translation: [faithful servant of the Lord and his church]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σύνδουλος

fellow-slave

If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it explicit that Tychicus is a slave of Christ, along with Paul. Alternate translation: [fellow slave of Christ]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν Κυρίῳ

in ˓the˒_Lord

Paul uses the spatial metaphor in the Lord to describe the union of believers with Christ. In this case, being in the Lord, or united to the Lord, identifies Paul and Tychicus as “slaves” of the Lord because of their union with him. Alternate translation: [in union with the Lord]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. Tuⱪikos
    2. -
    3. 51900
    4. PS
    5. tuχikos
    6. N-····NMS
    7. Tuⱪikos
    8. Tychicus
    9. PS
    10. Y64; F134107
    11. 134081
    1. will be making known
    2. -
    3. 11070
    4. gnōrizō
    5. V-IFA3··S
    6. ˓will_be˒ making_known
    7. ˓will_be˒ making_known
    8. -
    9. Y64; F134098
    10. 134079
    1. to you all
    2. you all
    3. 47710
    4. su
    5. R-···2D·P
    6. ˱to˲ you_all
    7. ˱to˲ you_all
    8. -
    9. Y64; R132543
    10. 134080
    1. all
    2. -
    3. 39560
    4. pas
    5. E-····ANP
    6. all
    7. all
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134078
    1. the things
    2. -
    3. 35880
    4. ho
    5. R-····ANP
    6. the ‹things›
    7. the ‹things›
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134074
    1. concerning
    2. -
    3. 25960
    4. kata
    5. P-·······
    6. concerning
    7. concerning
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134076
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    4. egō
    5. R-···1A·S
    6. me
    7. me
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134077
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    4. ho
    5. E-····NMS
    6. the
    7. the
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134082
    1. beloved
    2. -
    3. 270
    4. agapētos
    5. A-····NMS
    6. beloved
    7. beloved
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134083
    1. brother
    2. brother
    3. 800
    4. adelfos
    5. N-····NMS
    6. brother
    7. brother
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134084
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    4. kai
    5. C-·······
    6. and
    7. and
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134085
    1. faithful
    2. faithful
    3. 41030
    4. pistos
    5. A-····NMS
    6. faithful
    7. faithful
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134086
    1. servant
    2. servant
    3. 12490
    4. diakonos
    5. N-····NMS
    6. servant
    7. servant
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134087
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 25320
    4. kai
    5. C-·······
    6. and
    7. and
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134088
    1. fellow-slave
    2. fellow
    3. 48890
    4. sundoulos
    5. N-····NMS
    6. fellow-slave
    7. fellow-slave
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134089
    1. in
    2. -
    3. 17220
    4. en
    5. P-·······
    6. in
    7. in
    8. -
    9. Y64
    10. 134090
    1. +the master
    2. -
    3. 29620
    4. GN
    5. kurios
    6. N-····DMS
    7. ˓the˒ master
    8. ˓the˒ Lord
    9. GN
    10. Y64
    11. 134091

OET (OET-LV) Tuⱪikos will_be_making_known to_you_all all the things concerning me, the beloved brother, and faithful servant, and fellow-slave in the_master,

OET (OET-RV) My dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave, Tychicus, will tell you all about me.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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