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I am hard pressedσυνέχομαιbetweenἐκthe two,τῶν δύοhavingἔχωνthe desireτὴν ἐπιθυμίανto departεἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαιandκαὶto beεἶναιwithσὺνthe Messiah,Χριστῷforγὰρthat isfar,πολλῷfarμᾶλλονbetter;κρεῖσσον
Philippians 1:23
Study it in the app“I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and to be with the Messiah, for that is far, far better;”
Paul says that for him to live is the Messiah and to die is gainDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:23, word by word
- I am hard pressedσυνέχομαιsynechomai
press
To press from within, give no rest.
Where else “synechomai” appears- the twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- havingἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- the desireἐπιθυμίανepithymian
longing
A strong craving for something good.
Where else “epithymian” appears- to departἀναλῦσαιanalysai
depart
To leave this life to be with the Messiah.
Where else “analysai” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “einai” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” 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- farπολλῷpollōi
more
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “pollōi” appears- farμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- betterκρεῖσσονkreisson
better
Better; more useful or more excellent.
Where else “kreisson” appears
The context
22But if I am to live in the flesh, this is fruit of work for me; and what I will choose I do not know.
23 · This verse (above)
24but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
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?