Philemon

Philemon 1:10

10I appeal to you for my child Onesimus,b whose father I became while I was in chains.

Footnotes

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

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
I appealΠαρακαλῶParakalōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
to youσεsePersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
forπερὶperiPrepositionG4012 about, concerning, around
myἐμοῦemouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularG1699 mine
childτέκνουteknouNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
OnesimusὈνήσιμονOnēsimonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3682 Onesimus
whoseὃνhonPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
father I becameἐγέννησαegennēsaVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG1199 a bond, chain

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.