Philemon

Philemon 1:16

¹⁶no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
no longer	οὐκέτι	ouketi	Adverb	G3765 no longer, no more
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a slave	δοῦλον	doulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1401 a male slave
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
better than	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
a slave	δοῦλον	doulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1401 a male slave
a beloved	ἀγαπητόν	agapēton	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G27 loved, beloved
brother	ἀδελφὸν	adelphon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
especially	μάλιστα	malista	Adverb	G3122 most of all, especially
to me	ἐμοί	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
even more so	πόσῳ	posō	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4214 how much, how great, how many
to you	σοὶ	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
both	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
person	σαρκὶ	sarki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Lord	Κυρίῳ	Kyriō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

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Matthew 23:8 · Colossians 3:22 · 1 Corinthians 7:22 · 1 Timothy 6:2 · Ephesians 6:5–7 · 1 Peter 1:22–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.