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Colossians:1:9 @{That ye may be filled with} (\hina plrthte\). First aorist (effective) passive subjunctive of \plro\, to fill full. {The knowledge of his will} (\tn epignsin tou thelmatos autou\). The accusative case is retained with this passive verb. \Epignsis\ is a _Koin_ word (Polybius, Plutarch, etc.) for additional (\epi\) or full knowledge. The word is the keynote of Paul's reply to the conceit of Gnosticism. The cure for these intellectual upstarts is not ignorance, not obscurantism, but more knowledge of the will of God. {In all spiritual wisdom and understanding} (\en pasi sophii kai sunesei pneumatiki\). Both \pasei\ (all) and \pneumatiki\ (spiritual) are to be taken with both \sophii\ and \sunesei\. In strkjv@Ephesians:1:8| Paul uses \phronsei\ (from \phrn\, intellect) rather than \sunesei\ (grasp, from \sunimi\, to send together). \Sunesis\ is the faculty of deciding in particular cases while \sophia\ gives the general principles (Abbott). Paul faces Gnosticism with full front and wishes the freest use of all one's intellectual powers in interpreting Christianity. The preacher ought to be the greatest man in the world for he has to deal with the greatest problems of life and death.