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because ofἐπὶyourὑμῶνfellowshipτῇ κοινωνίᾳinεἰςthe good newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονfromἀπὸthe firstτῆς πρώτηςdayἡμέραςuntilἄχριnow,τοῦ νῦν
Philippians 1:5
Study it in the app“because of your fellowship in the good news from the first day until now,”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 1:5, word by word
- fellowshipκοινωνίᾳkoinōniai
fellowship
Having something in common, a life joined together.
Where else “koinōniai” appears- the good newsεὐαγγέλιονeuangelion
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangelion” appears- the firstπρώτηςprōtēs
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtēs” appears- dayἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- untilἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears
The context
4always in every prayer of mine for all of you making my prayer with joy,
5 · This verse (above)
6being confident of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of the Messiah Jesus.
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?