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People of Colossal Ones 1
Small One ("Paulos"), sent away one of Anointed Salvation straight across through a desire of God and Honor of God ("Timo-theos"), the Brother.
To the ones within Colossal Ones ("Colossaes"),1 to holy ones and to trustworthy brothers within an anointed one. A grace to yourselves and a peace away from God, a father of ourselves!
To the ones within Colossal Ones ("Colossaes"),1 to holy ones and to trustworthy brothers within an anointed one. A grace to yourselves and a peace away from God, a father of ourselves!
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1 (Verse 2)
Κολοσσαῖς is plural, feminine.
The term Κολοσσαῖς, originally denoting the inhabitants of the ancient city of Colossae in Phrygia (modern Honaz), derives from the root κολοσσ-, which conveys notions of vastness and grandeur (cf. κολοσσικός, “colossal,” and related adjectives). This semantic connection allows a poetic extension of Κολοσσαῖς beyond its geographic reference to mean “the colossal ones,” a figurative or creative usage reflecting immense size or importance. Such an interpretation aligns with ancient Greek tendencies to transform ethnonyms or toponyms into metaphorical epithets.