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θεότης
theotēs
G2320
G:N-F Greek

deity

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theotes denotes the deity described in Colossians 2:9 as dwelling bodily in him.

The sole attested use names the deity whose fullness is said to dwell bodily in him in Colossians 2:9.

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  1. Deity dwelling bodily in him · dominant

    In Colossians 2:9, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the statement that all the fullness dwells bodily in him; the APB renders the clause "all the fullness of deity dwells bodily."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 2:9, the APB presents the clause as "all the fullness of deity dwells bodily." The term's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.

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