Philemon
Philemon 1:14
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.
Word by word
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.