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synaichmálōtos

fellow prisoner

Say it: soon-aik-MAL-o-tos (approximate)

συναιχμάλωτος

What it means

Fellow prisoner, a prisoner of war alongside someone. In 4:10, Aristarchus is Paul's "fellow prisoner." It appears also in Romans 16:7 and Philemon 1:23.

Range of meaning

  • Fellow prisonerOne held captive too.
  • Fellow captiveOne caught in the same war.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 4

    "Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner" (4:10).

Every verse (1)

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