Colossians 1:12
12giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share ▼▼tn BDAG 473 s.v.
ἱκανόω states, “
τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth.
Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.
in the saints’ ▼▼tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun
τῶν ἁγίων (
tōn hagiōn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”
inheritance in the light.