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forὅτιevenκαὶinἐνThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃyou sentἐπέμψατεhelp forεἰςmyμοιneedτὴν χρείανbothκαὶonceἅπαξandκαὶtwice.δὶς
Philippians 4:16
Study it in the app“for even in Thessalonica you sent help for my need both once and twice.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:16, word by word
- ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκῃThessalonikēi
Thessalonica
See it on the mapWhere else “Thessalonikēi” appears- you sentἐπέμψατεepempsate
send off
To send something, like help or a letter.
Where else “epempsate” appears- needχρείανchreian
need
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreian” appears- onceἅπαξhapax
once
Once; also once for all.
Where else “hapax” appears- twiceδὶςdis
twice
Twice.
Where else “dis” appears
Places in this verse
Thessalonica
Today: Thessaloniki, Greece
A port city of Macedonia in northern Greece; today it is Thessaloniki.
Paul taught in its synagogue on three Sabbaths and some believed (Acts 17:1-4). He wrote two letters to its assembly (1 Thess 1:1).
The context
15And you also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the good news, when I left Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you alone;
16 · This verse (above)
17Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your account.
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?