Philemon

Philemon 1:13–14

¹³I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel. ¹⁴But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.

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Philemon 1:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
would have liked	ἐβουλόμην	eboulomēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G1014 I will, intend, desire
to keep	κατέχειν	katechein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain
with	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
me	ἐμαυτὸν	emauton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular	G1683 of myself
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
on your behalf	σοῦ	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
he could minister to	διακονῇ	diakonē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1247 I wait at table, serve
me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
chains	δεσμοῖς	desmois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G1199 a bond, chain
for the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
gospel	εὐαγγελίου	euangeliou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2098 the good news, the gospel

Philemon 1:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I did	ἠθέλησα	ēthelēsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to do	ποιῆσαι	poiēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
without	Χωρὶς	Chōris	Preposition	G5565 apart from, without
your	σῆς	sēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 2nd Person Singular	G4674 yours, thy, thine
consent	γνώμης	gnōmēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1106 opinion, counsel, judgment, intention
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
goodness	ἀγαθόν	agathon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G18 good
will not be	ᾖ	ē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
out of	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
compulsion	ἀνάγκην	anankēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G318 necessity, constraint, compulsion
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
by	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
your own free will	ἑκούσιον	hekousion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1595 willing, voluntary, spontaneous

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Philemon 1:13 Ephesians 3:1 · Philippians 1:7 · 1 Corinthians 16:17

Philemon 1:14 2 Corinthians 9:7 · 1 Peter 5:2–3 · 1 Chronicles 29:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.