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I appealπαρακαλῶto youσεforπερὶmyτοῦ ἐμοῦchild,τέκνουwhomὃνI fatheredἐγέννησαinἐνmychains,τοῖς δεσμοῖςOnesimus,Ὀνήσιμον
Philemon 1:10
Study it in the app“I appeal to you for my child, whom I fathered in my chains, Onesimus,”
With the Greek beneath
Philemon 1:10, word by word
- I appealπαρακαλῶparakalō
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parakalō” appears- myἐμοῦemou
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emou” appears- childτέκνουteknou
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “teknou” appears- I fatheredἐγέννησαegennēsa
father
To have a son, or be his ancestor.
Where else “egennēsa” appears- chainsδεσμοῖςdesmois
bond, chain
Bond, chain; prison.
Where else “desmois” appears- OnesimusὈνήσιμονOnēsimon
Onesimus
Onesimus, a name that means "useful"; the slave of Philemon who became a believer.
Where else “Onēsimon” appears
Translation note
“I fathered”: it can be understood that Onesimus came to faith through Paul while Paul was in prison.
The context
9because of love I rather appeal to you, being such a man as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus.
10 · This verse (above)
11who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.