Philemon 1:5

“because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,”

Philemon 1:5 · direct translation from the Greek
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Philemon 1:5, word by word

because I hearἀκούωνakouōn

hear of

To hear about something.

Where else “akouōn” appears
loveἀγάπηνagapēn

love

Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.

Where else “agapēn” appears
of the faithπίστινpistin

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pistin” appears
you haveἔχειςecheis

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echeis” appears
the Lordκύριονkyrion

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrion” appears
JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsoun” appears
the saintsἁγίουςhagious

saints

Believers, set apart because they belong to God.

Where else “hagious” appears

The context

4I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

5 · This verse (above)

6and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the Messiah.

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