Philippians

Philippians 1:17

¹⁷The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
however	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
preach	καταγγέλλουσιν	katangellousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2605 I declare openly, preach
Christ	Χριστὸν	Christon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
out of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
selfish ambition	ἐριθείας	eritheias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2052 ambition, rivalry
not	οὐχ	ouch	Adverb	G3756 no, not
sincerely	ἁγνῶς	hagnōs	Adverb	G55 purely, sincerely
supposing that	οἰόμενοι	oiomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3633 I think, suppose
they can add to	ἐγείρειν	egeirein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
distress	θλῖψιν	thlipsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
of my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
chains	δεσμοῖς	desmois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G1199 a bond, chain

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