Yes,ναὶI askἐρωτῶyouσέalso,καὶtrueγνήσιεcompanion,σύζυγεhelpσυλλαμβάνουthese women,αὐταῖςwhoαἵτινεςstruggled together withσυνήθλησάνmeμοιinἐνthe good news,τῷ εὐαγγελίῳtogether withμετὰClement alsoκαὶ Κλήμεντοςandκαὶthe restτῶν λοιπῶνof my fellow workers,συνεργῶν μουwhoseὧνnamesτὰ ὀνόματαare inἐνthe bookβίβλῳof life.ζωῆς
Philippians 4:3
Study it in the app“Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who struggled together with me in the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.”
With the Greek beneath
Philippians 4:3, word by word
- Yesναὶnai
yes
Yes.
Where else “nai” appears- I askἐρωτῶerōtō
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “erōtō” appears- trueγνήσιεgnēsie
genuine, true
Genuine, sincere, true; what really is what it seems; also a legitimate child.
Where else “gnēsie” appears- companionσύζυγεsyzyge
companion, yokefellow
Yokefellow, someone who carries the load together with another.
Where else “syzyge” appears- helpσυλλαμβάνουsyllambanou
help
To lend someone a hand.
Where else “syllambanou” appears- struggled together withσυνήθλησάνsynēthlēsan
contend together
Contend together, like athletes on the same team.
Where else “synēthlēsan” appears- the good newsεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōi
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangeliōi” appears- Clement alsoΚλήμεντοςKlēmentos
Clement
Clement: a coworker of Paul in Philippi.
Where else “Klēmentos” appears- the restλοιπῶνloipōn
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipōn” appears- of my fellow workersσυνεργῶνsynergōn
fellow worker
Fellow worker; one who works together with another.
Where else “synergōn” appears- namesὀνόματαonomata
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomata” appears- the bookβίβλῳbiblōi
book
Book, written scroll.
Where else “biblōi” appears- of lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears
Translation note
“Companion” (syzygos, “one who bears the same yoke”) could also be a proper name: Syzygus.
The context
2I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to think the same thing in the Lord.
3 · This verse (above)
4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
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?