Colossians 2:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Young's Literal Translation
having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly—having triumphed over them in it.

King James Bible
[And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Greek
[And] having disarmed
ἀπεκδυσάμενος (apekdysamenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 554: To strip, divest, renounce. Middle voice from apo and ekduo; to divest wholly oneself, or despoil.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

rulers
ἀρχὰς (archas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

authorities,
ἐξουσίας (exousias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

He made a public spectacle [of them],
ἐδειγμάτισεν (edeigmatisen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1165: To hold up as an example, make a show of, expose. From deigma; to exhibit.

triumphing
θριαμβεύσας (thriambeusas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2358: (properly: I lead one as my prisoner in a triumphal procession, hence) I lead around, make a show (spectacle) of, cause to triumph.

over them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

by
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the cross].
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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