αὐτῷ, (auto) in Colossians 2:13: Dative Singular Masculine

Pronoun: this form refers back to a previously supplied person or entity rather than naming it again.

Dative: the form commonly marks an indirect object, association, or related reference, and here it works within the surrounding phrase to show connection.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, so it points to one referent in the local context.

Masculine: the form is grammatically masculine, but that feature only helps identify the reference and does not by itself make a theological claim.

σὺν

The dative form is governed by the surrounding phrase or preposition and marks relation, sphere, means, or location as the context decides. This form functions as the referential object of the accompaniment phrase, pointing to Christ as the one with whom God made the readers alive.

It functions as the referential object of the accompaniment phrase, pointing to Christ as the one with whom God made the readers alive.

It is not the main subject of συνεζωοποίησε, and the case alone does not supply every detail of the syntax.

High: The dative pronoun belongs to the with-him phrase that explains being made alive together with Christ.

Dative pronoun governed by a companionship preposition. marks Christ as the one with whom the readers are made alive. Attached to the with him phrase. Governed by the clause saying God made the readers alive together. The dative is governed by the with phrase and should not be treated as a generic indirect object.

With whom were the readers made alive? They were made alive with him, with the context pointing to Christ.

Direct: The form directly supports with him in the accompaniment phrase.

The dative force is shaped by the preposition; the case ending alone is not the whole explanation. The pronoun referent comes from the Christ-centered context.

Dative always means indirect object: Here the dative works inside a with phrase and expresses accompaniment with Christ.

The witness reads αὐτῷ in the clause συνεζωοποίησε σὺν αὐτῷ, so the form is embedded in an explicit companionship phrase.

The lemma αὐτός can refer to the same one, he, she, it, or they, and here the local grammar narrows it to a singular referent already in view.

In Colossians 2:13, the dative singular masculine works inside the immediate phrase or clause. It functions as the referential object of the accompaniment phrase, pointing to Christ as the one with whom God made the readers alive. The form supports the verse's wording without carrying the whole interpretation by itself.

The verse says that God made the readers alive together with Christ and forgave their trespasses, so the pronoun supports a shared-relation reading rather than introducing a new person.

The form fits the verse's wider Christ-centered movement from death to life and forgiveness, while staying dependent on the immediate context for referent identification.

In teaching or translation, this pronoun can be rendered as with him or with him also, depending on how the surrounding clause is expressed in English.

Do not derive a separate doctrine from masculine gender, and do not treat the pronoun form as overriding the clause's clear reference and flow.