Philemon

Philemon 1:1–3

1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,

To Philemon our beloved fellow worker, 2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at youra house:

3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

  • a 1:2 You and Your are singular throughout this letter, except in verses 3, 22, and 25.

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Philemon 1:1

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3972 Paul
a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG1198 one bound, a prisoner
of ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5095 Timothy
brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG80 a brother
To PhilemonΦιλήμονιPhilēmoniNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5371 Philemon
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG27 loved, beloved
fellow workerσυνεργῷsynergōAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG4904 a fellow worker

Philemon 1:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
to ApphiaἈπφίᾳApphiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG682 Apphia
ourτῇtēArticle - Dative Feminine SingularG3588 the
sisterἀδελφῇadelphēNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG79 a sister
to ArchippusἈρχίππῳArchippōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG751 Archippus
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
fellow soldierσυστρατιώτῃsystratiōtēNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG4961 a fellow soldier
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
to theτῇtēArticle - Dative Feminine SingularG3588 the
churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG1577 an assembly, congregation, church
atκατ’kat’PrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
yourσουsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
houseοἶκόνoikonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3624 a house, household

Philemon 1:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
GraceΧάριςCharisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5485 grace, favor, kindness
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
to youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
fromἀπὸapoPrepositionG575 from, away from
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
FatherΠατρὸςPatrosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
LordΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
JesusἸησοῦIēsouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
ChristΧριστοῦChristouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

Cross-references

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Philemon 1:1 Philippians 2:25 · Colossians 1:1 · Philemon 1:9 · Ephesians 3:1 · 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Ephesians 4:1 · Philippians 4:3 · Colossians 4:11 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · 2 Timothy 1:8 · 2 Corinthians 1:1

Philemon 1:2 Philippians 2:25 · Colossians 4:17 · Romans 16:5 · Colossians 4:15 · 1 Corinthians 16:19 · 2 Timothy 2:3–4

Philemon 1:3 Romans 1:7 · Ephesians 1:2 · 2 Corinthians 13:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.