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Colossians 1:16
Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
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Greek-English Dictionary
a stately seat (throne
); by implication power or (concretely) a potentate
1. a throne seat
a. a chair of state having a footstool
b. assigned in the NT to kings, hence, kingly power or royalty
1. metaph. to God, the governor of the world
2. to the Messiah, Christ, the partner and assistant in the divine administration 1b
c. hence divine power belonging to Christ
1. to judges i.e. tribunal or bench
2. to elders
of the New Testament 1889
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.