Philemon

Philemon 1:10–11

¹⁰I appeal to you for my child Onesimus,^b whose father I became while I was in chains. ¹¹Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

Footnotes

b 1:10 Onesimus means useful (see verse 11) or beneficial (see verse 20).

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Philemon 1:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I appeal	Παρακαλῶ	Parakalō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
to you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
my	ἐμοῦ	emou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
child	τέκνου	teknou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
Onesimus	Ὀνήσιμον	Onēsimon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3682 Onesimus
whose	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
father I became	ἐγέννησα	egennēsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
chains	δεσμοῖς	desmois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G1199 a bond, chain

Philemon 1:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Formerly	ποτέ	pote	Particle	G4218 at one time or other
useless	ἄχρηστον	achrēston	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G890 unprofitable, useless
to you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
now	νυνὶ	nyni	Adverb	G3570 now, already, at present
useful	εὔχρηστον	euchrēston	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2173 useful, serviceable
both	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to you	σοὶ	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to me	ἐμοὶ	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

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Philemon 1:10 Colossians 4:9 · 1 Corinthians 4:15 · 1 Timothy 1:2 · Galatians 4:19 · Titus 1:4 · 2 Samuel 19:37–38 · 2 Samuel 9:1–7 · 2 Samuel 18:5 · Mark 9:17

Philemon 1:11 2 Timothy 4:11 · Job 30:1–2 · 1 Peter 2:10 · Luke 15:32 · Romans 3:12 · Luke 17:10 · Matthew 25:30 · Luke 15:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.