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because ofδιὰloveτὴν ἀγάπηνI ratherμᾶλλονappeal to you,παρακαλῶbeingὢνsuch a manτοιοῦτοςasὡςPaul,Παῦλοςan old man,πρεσβύτηςandδὲnowνυνὶalsoκαὶa prisonerδέσμιοςof the MessiahΧριστοῦJesus.Ἰησοῦ
Philemon 1:9
Study it in the app“because of love I rather appeal to you, being such a man as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
Philemon 1:9, word by word
- loveἀγάπηνagapēn
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēn” appears- I ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- appeal to youπαρακαλῶparakalō
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parakalō” appears- beingὢνōn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appears- such a manτοιοῦτοςtoioutos
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutos” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- an old manπρεσβύτηςpresbytēs
old man
Old man.
Where else “presbytēs” appears- nowνυνὶnyni
now
"Now", "at this moment"; a stronger form of "now".
Where else “nyni” appears- a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmios
prisoner
Prisoner.
Where else “desmios” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
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 “Iēsou” appears
Translation note
“Old man” (presbytēs) is spelled almost the same as “ambassador” (presbeutēs).
The context
8Therefore, though I have much boldness in the Messiah to command you what is fitting,
9 · This verse (above)
10I appeal to you for my child, whom I fathered in my chains, Onesimus,