Philippians

Philippians 2:16

¹⁶as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
as you hold forth	ἐπέχοντες	epechontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1907 I hold forth, pay attention, note, delay
word	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
of life	ζωῆς	zōēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2222 life
in order that	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
I	ἐμοὶ	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
may boast	καύχημα	kauchēma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2745 a boasting
on	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
day	ἡμέραν	hēmeran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
I did not run	ἔδραμον	edramon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5143 I run, exercise myself
labor	ἐκοπίασα	ekopiasa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2872 I grow weary, toil
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
vain	κενὸν	kenon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2756 empty, vain, hollow

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