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Forγὰρperhapsτάχαforδιὰthis reasonτοῦτοhe was separated from youἐχωρίσθηforπρὸςa while,ὥρανso thatἵναyou might haveἀπέχῃςhimαὐτὸνbackἀπέχῃςforever,αἰώνιον
Philemon 1:15
Study it in the app“For perhaps for this reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever,”
With the Greek beneath
Philemon 1:15, word by word
- perhapsτάχαtacha
perhaps
Perhaps.
Where else “tacha” appears- he was separated from youἐχωρίσθηechōristhē
separate
To put distance between two who were joined: people, a marriage, a love.
Where else “echōristhē” appears- a whileὥρανhōran
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōran” appears- you might haveἀπέχῃςapechēis
paid in full
To have been paid in full already: "they have their reward".
Where else “apechēis” appears- foreverαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears
The context
14but without your consent I wanted to do nothing, so that your good deed might not be as by compulsion but of free will.
15 · This verse (above)
16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.