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NowδὲI hopeἘλπίζωinἐνthe LordκυρίῳJesusἸησοῦto sendπέμψαιTimothyΤιμόθεονto youὑμῖνsoon,ταχέωςso thatἵναI tooκἀγὼmay be encouragedεὐψυχῶlearningγνοὺςthe thingsτὰaboutπερὶyou.ὑμῶν
Philippians 2:19
Study it in the app“Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged learning the things about you.”
Paul commends Timothy, who truly cares for othersFriendship
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 2:19, word by word
- I hopeἘλπίζωElpizō
hope
Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.
Where else “Elpizō” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” 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- to sendπέμψαιpempsai
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsai” appears- TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheon
Timothy
Timothy: a disciple and companion of Paul, of a Jewish mother and a Greek father.
Where else “Timotheon” appears- soonταχέωςtacheōs
quickly
Quickly, soon.
Where else “tacheōs” appears- I tooκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- may be encouragedεὐψυχῶeupsychō
be encouraged
Be encouraged, be in good spirits.
Where else “eupsychō” appears- learningγνοὺςgnous
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnous” appears
The context
18and in the same way you also rejoice and rejoice with me.
19 · This verse (above)
20For I have no one like-minded who genuinely will care for the things concerning you.
To study Philippians 2 in a group
1. What it says
What attitude does Paul ask for in verses 3 and 4, and what example does the Messiah give (v. 5-8)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul links the Messiah's humility with his exaltation (v. 6-11)? What does that teach?
3. How I live it
Paul asks that everything be done without grumbling or arguing (v. 14). Where in your day could you try that?