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circumcisedπεριτομῇon the eighth day,ὀκταήμεροςofἐκthe peopleγένουςof Israel,Ἰσραήλof the tribeφυλῆςof Benjamin,Βενιαμίνa HebrewἙβραῖοςofἐξHebrews;Ἑβραίωνas toκατὰthe law,νόμονa Pharisee;Φαρισαῖος
Philippians 3:5
Study it in the app“circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 3:5, word by word
- circumcisedπεριτομῇperitomēi
circumcision
The sign of the covenant with Abraham, a cut in the male's skin.
Where else “peritomēi” appears- on the eighth dayὀκταήμεροςoktaēmeros
eighth day
On the eighth day, eight days after birth.
Where else “oktaēmeros” appears- the peopleγένουςgenous
people
The nation or land someone is from.
Where else “genous” appears- of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- of the tribeφυλῆςphylēs
tribe
One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Where else “phylēs” appears- of BenjaminΒενιαμίνBeniamin
Benjamin
Benjamin: the youngest son of Jacob, and his tribe.
Where else “Beniamin” appears- a HebrewἙβραῖοςHebraios
Hebrew
Hebrew: an Israelite, a Jew; especially a Jew who spoke Hebrew or Aramaic and kept the ways of the land of Israel.
Where else “Hebraios” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaios” appears
The context
4though I myself have confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has confidence in the flesh, I have more:
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6as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to the righteousness that is in the law, having become blameless.
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?