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Word study · Greek

mystērion

mystery, secret

Say it: moos-TAY-ree-on (approximate)

μυστήριον

What it means

A mystery, a secret now revealed. "The mystery which has been hidden" (1:26-27), "the mystery of God, even Christ" (2:2), "the mystery of Christ" (4:3).

Range of meaning

  • SecretSomething hidden until it is disclosed.
  • Revealed truthGod's plan, now made known.
  • Religious riteIn wider Greek, the secret rites of a cult.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 1

    "The mystery which has been hidden" (1:26-27).

  • Chapter 4

    "To speak the mystery of Christ" (4:3).

Every verse (4)

Verses where G3466 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources