Core Glossary
Core Glossary — Colossians (Turkish)
| # | English term | Greek | First occurrence(s) | Turkish rendering | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | image of the invisible God | εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου | 1:15 | görünmez Tanrı’nın görüntüsü | NEW | Genuine divine representation, not a created likeness. |
| 2 | firstborn of all creation | πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως | 1:15 | bütün yaratılışın ilk doğanı | NEW | Rank/supremacy sense, never implies Christ was created. |
| 3 | creator and sustainer of all | ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη… ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν | 1:16-17 | her şey O’nda yaratıldı… O’nda ayakta durur | NEW | Ongoing, present-tense sustaining, not a one-time past act. |
| 4 | firstborn from the dead | πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν | 1:18 | ölümden ilk doğan | NEW | Distinct resurrection-priority sense from row 2’s supremacy sense. |
| 5 | fullness, reconciliation | πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα… ἀποκαταλλάξαι τὰ πάντα | 1:19-20 | bütün doluluk… her şeyi barıştırmak | NEW | Anticipates 2:9’s matching “doluluk” vocabulary. |
| 6 | philosophy and empty deceit | φιλοσοφία καὶ κενὴ ἀπάτη | 2:8 | felsefe ve boş aldatmaca | NEW | Never a blanket anti-philosophy statement; targets a specific false teaching. |
| 7 | fullness of deity, bodily | πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς | 2:9 | Tanrılığın bütün doluluğu bedensel olarak | NEW | Sharpest single-verse tawhid confrontation alongside Philippians 2:6. |
| 8 | certificate of debt | τὸ καθ᾽ ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον | 2:14 | borç senedi | NEW | Concrete legal-financial metaphor; senet is a live Turkish commercial-legal term. |
| 9 | worship of angels | θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων | 2:18 | meleklere tapınma | NEW | Point of resonance: Islamic theology also reserves worship for God alone. |
| 10 | Christ is all, and in all | Χριστὸς τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν | 3:11 | Mesih her şeydir ve her şeydedir | NEW | Colossians’ own unity formula; retain the full unqualified list of dissolved distinctions. |
| 11 | speech seasoned with salt | ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν… ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος | 4:6 | sözünüz… tuzla tatlandırılmış olsun | NEW | Concrete culinary metaphor for winsome speech toward outsiders. |
Coverage confirmation
11 glossary entries span all four chapters: chapter 1 (rows 1-5), chapter 2 (rows 6-9), chapter 3 (row 10), and chapter 4 (row 11). Head (baş) and mystery of Christ (sır) are reused unchanged from the Ephesians package and are not re-listed as new rows.
Critical Risk Terms
Image Of The Invisible God
Approved rendering: görünmez Tanrı’nın görüntüsü
Transliteration: gur-ryoon-MEHZ tahn-ruh-NUHN gur-ryoon-tyoo-SYOO
Doctrine: The Supremacy of Christ Over Creation
Original: εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου
Category: Christology
NEW. Colossians 1:15. Genuine divine representation, not a created likeness.
Firstborn Of Creation
Approved rendering: bütün yaratılışın ilk doğanı
Transliteration: byoo-TYOON yah-rah-tuh-luh-SHUHN eelk doh-ah-NUH
Doctrine: The Supremacy of Christ Over Creation
Original: πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως
Category: Christology
NEW. Colossians 1:15. NEVER implies Christ was created; rank/supremacy sense only, distinct from Islam’s no-offspring doctrine.
Creator And Sustainer Of All
Approved rendering: her şey O’nda yaratıldı, her şey O’nda ayakta durur
Transliteration: hehr SHEHY ohn-DAH yah-rah-tuhl-DUH, hehr SHEHY ohn-DAH ahy-ahk-TAH doo-ROOR
Doctrine: The Supremacy of Christ Over Creation
Original: ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα… τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῷ συνέστηκεν
Category: Christology
NEW. Colossians 1:16-17. Ongoing, present-tense sustaining, not a one-time past act.
Fullness And Reconciliation
Approved rendering: bütün doluluk, her şeyi barıştırmak
Transliteration: byoo-TYOON doh-loo-LOOK, hehr sheh-YEE bah-ruhsh-tuhr-MAHK
Doctrine: The Reconciliation of All Things
Original: πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα… ἀποκαταλλάξαι τὰ πάντα
Category: Salvation
NEW. Colossians 1:19-20. Anticipates 2:9’s matching doluluk vocabulary.
Philosophy And Empty Deceit
Approved rendering: felsefe ve boş aldatmaca
Transliteration: fehl-seh-FEH veh bohsh ahl-daht-mah-JAH
Doctrine: Warning Against False Teaching
Original: φιλοσοφία καὶ κενὴ ἀπάτη
Category: Doctrine
NEW. Colossians 2:8. Never a blanket anti-philosophy statement.
Fullness Of Deity Bodily
Approved rendering: Tanrılığın bütün doluluğu bedensel olarak
Transliteration: tahn-ruh-luh-UHN byoo-TYOON doh-loo-loo-OO beh-dehn-SEHL oh-lah-RAHK
Doctrine: The Fullness of Deity in Christ
Original: πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς
Category: Christology
NEW. Colossians 2:9. Sharpest single-verse tawhid confrontation alongside Philippians 2:6.
Certificate Of Debt
Approved rendering: borç senedi
Transliteration: bohrch seh-neh-DEE
Doctrine: The Reconciliation of All Things
Original: τὸ καθ᾽ ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον
Category: Salvation
NEW. Colossians 2:14. Concrete legal-financial metaphor; senet is a live Turkish commercial-legal term.
Christ Is All In All
Approved rendering: Mesih her şeydir ve her şeydedir
Transliteration: meh-SEEH hehr sheh-DEER veh hehr sheh-deh-DEER
Doctrine: Unity in Christ
Original: Χριστὸς τὰ πάντα καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν
Category: Church
NEW. Colossians 3:11. Full unqualified list retained per the Galatians 3:28/Ephesians 4:4-6 discipline.
High Risk Terms
Head
Approved rendering: baş
Transliteration: BAHSH
Doctrine: Christ as Head of the Church
Inherited from Ephesians, unchanged. Colossians 1:18; 2:19.
Mystery Of Christ
Approved rendering: sır
Transliteration: SUHR
Doctrine: The Mystery: Christ in You
Inherited from Ephesians, unchanged. Colossians 1:26-27; 2:2; 4:3. Guards against a fena/vahdet-i vücud misreading of ‘Christ in you’ per the Galatians package’s caution.
Firstborn From The Dead
Approved rendering: ölümden ilk doğan
Transliteration: ur-LYOOM-dehn eelk doh-AHN
Doctrine: Christ as Head of the Church
Original: πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν
Category: Christology
NEW. Colossians 1:18. Distinct resurrection-priority sense from 1:15’s rank-of-supremacy sense.
Worship Of Angels
Approved rendering: meleklere tapınma
Transliteration: meh-lehk-leh-REH tah-puhn-MAH
Doctrine: Freedom from Religious Regulations
Original: θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων
Category: Doctrine
NEW. Colossians 2:18. Point of resonance: Islamic theology also reserves worship for God alone.
Medium Risk Terms
Speech Seasoned With Salt
Approved rendering: sözünüz her zaman lütufla, tuzla tatlandırılmış olsun
Transliteration: sur-zyoo-NYOOZ hehr zah-MAHN lyoo-toof-LAH, tooz-LAH taht-lahn-duh-ruhl-MUHSH ohl-SOON
Doctrine: Prayer and Conduct Toward Outsiders
Original: ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος
Category: Sanctification
NEW. Colossians 4:6. Concrete culinary metaphor for winsome speech toward outsiders.
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