Laodikeus identifies the people whose church is to receive a publicly read letter.

The attested use identifies a group in connection with their church, where a letter is to be read among them.

1. People identified by their church · dominant

   In Colossians 4:16, the genitive plural masculine form occurs in the clause about reading a letter in the church belonging to this group; the APB renders the clause "the church of the Laodiceans."

   Colossians 4:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 4:16, the APB presents the group in the phrase "the church of the Laodiceans." This reflects the clause as a whole rather than isolating the term mechanically.