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Rooted (errizōmenoi). Perfect passive participle of old verb rizoō from riza, root. In N.T. only here and Eph 3:17. Paul changes the figure from walk to growing tree.
Builded up in him (epoikodomoumenoi en autōi). Present passive participle (rooted to stay so) of epoikodomeō, old verb, to build upon as in 1Co 3:10, 1Co 3:12. The metaphor is changed again to a building as continually going up (present tense).
Stablished (bebaioumenoi). Present passive participle of bebaioō, old verb from bebaios (from bainō, baiō), to make firm or stable.
In your faith (tēi pistei). Locative case, though the instrumental case, by your faith, makes good sense also.
Even as ye were taught (kathōs edidachthēte). First aorist passive indicative of didaskō, an allusion to parelabete in Col 2:6 and to emathete in Col 1:7.
In thanksgiving (en eucharistiāi). Hence they had no occasion to yield to the blandishments of the Gnostic teachers.