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SoοὖνI am sendingἔπεμψαhimαὐτὸνall the more eagerly,σπουδαιοτέρωςso that,ἵναseeingἰδόντεςhimαὐτὸνagain,πάλινyou may rejoiceχαρῆτεand Iκἀγὼmay beὦless sorrowful.ἀλυπότερος
Philippians 2:28
Study it in the app“So I am sending him all the more eagerly, so that, seeing him again, you may rejoice and I may be less sorrowful.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 2:28, word by word
- I am sendingἔπεμψαepempsa
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “epempsa” appears- all the more eagerlyσπουδαιοτέρωςspoudaioterōs
earnestly
Earnestly, eagerly; also quickly.
Where else “spoudaioterōs” appears- seeingἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- you may rejoiceχαρῆτεcharēte
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “charēte” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- may beὦō
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ō” appears- less sorrowfulἀλυπότεροςalypoteros
less sorrowful
Less sorrowful, more relieved.
Where else “alypoteros” appears
The context
27For indeed he was sick, close to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.
28 · This verse (above)
29So welcome him in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,
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?