Lexicon
προσηλόω
prosēloō
G4338
G:V Greek

to nail

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proseloo denotes fastening the hostile certificate of debt to the cross in Colossians 2:14.

Its sole attested use describes fastening the certificate of debt to the cross, within the verse’s statement that it has been taken out of the way.

Senses in use

  1. Fastening the certificate to the cross · dominant

    In Colossians 2:14, the aorist active nominative masculine participle occurs in the clause about the certificate of debt being taken out of the way; the APB renders this action as “by nailing it to the cross.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Colossians 2:14, the APB presents the action with “by nailing it to the cross.” This identifies the clause’s presentation rather than a precise word-for-word rendering.

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