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I rejoicedἘχάρηνgreatlyμεγάλωςinἐνthe Lordκυρίῳthatὅτιnowἤδηat lastποτὲyou have revivedἀνεθάλετεyour thinkingτὸ φρονεῖνaboutὑπὲρme,ἐμοῦabout whichἐφ’ ᾧyou were alsoκαὶthinking,ἐφρονεῖτεbutδέyou lacked opportunity.ἠκαιρεῖσθε
Philippians 4:10
Study it in the app“I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that now at last you have revived your thinking about me, about which you were also thinking, but you lacked opportunity.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:10, word by word
- I rejoicedἘχάρηνEcharēn
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “Echarēn” appears- greatlyμεγάλωςmegalōs
greatly
Greatly, very much.
Where else “megalōs” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- nowἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- at lastποτὲpote
once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
Where else “pote” appears- you have revivedἀνεθάλετεanethalete
revive
Revive, flourish again.
Where else “anethalete” appears- your thinkingφρονεῖνphronein
set one's mind
To fix one's attention on something.
Where else “phronein” appears- you lacked opportunityἠκαιρεῖσθεēkaireisthe
lack opportunity
Lack the opportunity, have no occasion.
Where else “ēkaireisthe” appears
The context
9The things you also learned and received and heard and saw in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
10 · This verse (above)
11Not that I speak out of need, for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am to be content.
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?