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So,ὥστεmy brothers,ἀδελφοί μουbelovedἀγαπητοὶandκαὶlonged for,ἐπιπόθητοιmy joyχαρὰ μουandκαὶcrown,στέφανόςstand firmστήκετεin this wayοὕτωςinἐνthe Lord,κυρίῳbeloved.ἀγαπητοί
Philippians 4:1
Study it in the app“So, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in this way in the Lord, beloved.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:1, word by word
- Soὥστεhōste
so
Draws the conclusion from what has just been said.
Where else “hōste” appears- my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- belovedἀγαπητοὶagapētoi
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētoi” appears- longed forἐπιπόθητοιepipothētoi
longed for
Longed for, greatly desired.
Where else “epipothētoi” appears- my joyχαρὰchara
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “chara” appears- crownστέφανόςstephanos
crown
Crown, wreath.
Where else “stephanos” appears- stand firmστήκετεstēkete
stand firm
To hold one's ground, not fall.
Where else “stēkete” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to think the same thing in the Lord.
To study Philippians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about anxiety, prayer, and the peace of God (v. 6-7)?
2. What it means
Paul says he has learned to be content in any situation (v. 11-13). How does he explain how he did it?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to think about what is true, honorable, and praiseworthy (v. 8). What good thing could you think about today?