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Becomeγίνεσθεfellow imitatorsΣυμμιμηταίof me,μουbrothers,ἀδελφοίandκαὶwatchσκοπεῖτεthose whoτοὺςwalkπεριπατοῦνταςin this way,οὕτωasκαθὼςyou haveἔχετεusἡμᾶςas an example.τύπον
Philippians 3:17
Study it in the app“Become fellow imitators of me, brothers, and watch those who walk in this way, as you have us as an example.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:17, word by word
- Becomeγίνεσθεginesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginesthe” appears- fellow imitatorsΣυμμιμηταίSymmimētai
fellow imitator
Fellow imitator, someone who imitates together with others.
Where else “Symmimētai” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- watchσκοπεῖτεskopeite
watch, consider
Look at, watch out for, pay attention to, consider.
Where else “skopeite” appears- walkπεριπατοῦνταςperipatountas
live
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatountas” appears- you haveἔχετεechete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echete” appears- as an exampleτύπονtypon
example
A model or example to follow.
Where else “typon” appears
The context
16Only, in what we have attained, let us keep in step with that same standard.
17 · This verse (above)
18For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now I tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of the Messiah,
To study Philippians 3 in a group
1. What it says
What things that Paul once counted as gain does he now count as loss, and why (v. 4-8)?
2. What it means
Paul says, "forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead" (v. 13). What do you think that means?
3. How I live it
Paul keeps pressing on without claiming to be perfect (v. 12-14). What small step can you take today in something you want to grow in?