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no longerοὐκέτιasὡςa slave,δοῦλονbutἀλλὰmore thanὑπὲρa slave,δοῦλονa belovedἀγαπητόνbrother,ἀδελφὸνespeciallyμάλισταto me,ἐμοίbutδὲhowπόσῳmuch moreμᾶλλονto you,σοὶbothκαὶinἐνthe fleshσαρκὶandκαὶinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳ
Philemon 1:16
Study it in the app“no 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Philemon 1:16, word by word
- a slaveδοῦλονdoulon
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulon” appears- a belovedἀγαπητόνagapēton
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapēton” appears- brotherἀδελφὸνadelphon
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphon” appears- especiallyμάλισταmalista
especially, most of all
Especially, above all, most of all.
Where else “malista” appears- howπόσῳposōi
how much, how many
How much, how great; how many.
Where else “posōi” appears- much moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- the fleshσαρκὶsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
15For perhaps for this reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever,
16 · This verse (above)
17So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would me.