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I have sentἀνέπεμψάhimαὐτόνback to you,ὃν σοιhim who isτοῦτ’ ἔστινmy veryτὰ ἐμὰheart.σπλάγχνα
Philemon 1:12
Study it in the app“I have sent him back to you, him who is my very heart.”
With the Greek beneath
Philemon 1:12, word by word
- I have sentἀνέπεμψάanepempsa
send back, send on
Send back; send on to a higher authority.
Where else “anepempsa” appears- him who isἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- my veryἐμὰema
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “ema” appears- heartσπλάγχναsplanchna
compassion
Inner fondness and compassion.
Where else “splanchna” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “receive him.”
The context
11who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
12 · This verse (above)
13I wanted to keep him with me, so that on behalf of you he might serve me in the chains of the good news;