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so thatὥστεmy chainsτοὺς δεσμούς μουhave becomeγενέσθαιevidentφανεροὺςas beinginἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷthroughoutἐνthe wholeὅλῳpraetoriumτῷ πραιτωρίῳandκαὶto allπᾶσινthe rest,τοῖς λοιποῖς
Philippians 1:13
Study it in the app“so that my chains have become evident as being in the Messiah throughout the whole praetorium and to all the rest,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:13, word by word
- so thatὥστεhōste
so that
So much that, to the point that.
Where else “hōste” appears- my chainsδεσμούςdesmous
bond, chain
Bond, chain; prison.
Where else “desmous” appears- have becomeγενέσθαιgenesthai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genesthai” appears- evidentφανεροὺςphanerous
evident, known
Visible, known, evident.
Where else “phanerous” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- the wholeὅλῳholōi
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holōi” appears- praetoriumπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōi
praetorium
Praetorium: the residence of the Roman governor.
Where else “praitōriōi” appears- the restλοιποῖςloipois
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipois” appears
Translation note
“Praetorium”: the Latin word refers to the emperor’s Praetorian Guard or to the official residence of a governor (as in Acts 23:35).
The context
12Now I want you to know, brothers, that the things concerning me have turned out rather for the advance of the good news,
13 · This verse (above)
14and most of the brothers, trusting in the Lord because of my chains, dare far more to speak the word without fear.
To study Philippians 1 in a group
1. What it says
What happened to Paul in prison, and what effect does he say it had on the spread of the good news (v. 12-14)?
2. What it means
Paul writes, "to me to live is the Messiah, and to die is gain" (v. 21). What do you think he means?
3. How I live it
Paul rejoices even in hardship (v. 18). What difficult situation today could you look at from another angle?