Word study · Greek
embateúō
go into detail
Say it: em-bat-YOO-oh (approximate)
ἐμβατεύω
What it means
To enter, set foot on, or take possession. In 2:18, "going into detail about visions" or "dwelling on what he has seen" is a hard phrase; it may refer to entering a mystery cult's rites. It appears only here.
Open question Debated
Range of meaning
- EnterSet foot in.
- Go into detailDwell on.
In Colossians
- Chapter 2
"Dwelling in the things which he has seen" (2:18).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1687 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources