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ForγὰρI have hadἔσχονmuchπολλὴνjoyχαρὰνandκαὶcomfortπαράκλησινfromἐπὶyour love,τῇ ἀγάπῃ σουbecauseὅτιthe heartsτὰ σπλάγχναof the saintsτῶν ἁγίωνhave been refreshedἀναπέπαυταιthroughδιὰyou,σοῦbrother.ἀδελφέ
Philemon 1:7
Study it in the app“For I have had much joy and comfort from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.”
With the Greek beneath
Philemon 1:7, word by word
- I have hadἔσχονeschon
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eschon” appears- muchπολλὴνpollēn
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “pollēn” appears- joyχαρὰνcharan
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charan” appears- comfortπαράκλησινparaklēsin
comfort
The relief God or fellow believers give.
Where else “paraklēsin” appears- your loveἀγάπῃagapēi
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appears- the heartsσπλάγχναsplanchna
compassion
Inner fondness and compassion.
Where else “splanchna” appears- of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiōn” appears- have been refreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautai
refresh
To bring relief to someone's heart.
Where else “anapepautai” appears- brotherἀδελφέadelphe
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphe” appears
Translation note
“Hearts” (splanchna): literally “inward parts,” the innermost part of a person, the seat of the affections (Thayer); the same word in verses 12 and 20.
The context
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.
7 · This verse (above)
8Therefore, though I have much boldness in the Messiah to command you what is fitting,