This verb draws from the Roman practice of the triumphal procession, where a victorious general would parade through the city with captives and spoils on display. The word carries both the glory of the victor and the public humiliation of the vanquished. Paul uses this vivid imagery twice with contrasting applications. In 2 Corinthians 2:14, God is the one who 'always leads us in triumph in Christ'—but interpreters debate whether Paul sees himself as the triumphant general or the displayed captive, incense spreading the knowledge of Christ. In Colossians 2:15, Christ definitively triumphs over the powers and authorities, parading them as defeated foes. The Spanish 'triunfando' and French 'triompher' capture the victory theme, while the German 'im Triumphzug führen' (lead in a triumphal procession) preserves the Roman ceremonial context.