Philippians
Philippians 3:10–14
10I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, 11and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Philippians 3:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to know | γνῶναι | gnōnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| power | δύναμιν | dynamin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| resurrection | ἀναστάσεως | anastaseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G386 a rising again, resurrection |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| fellowship | κοινωνίαν | koinōnian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2842 participation, communion, fellowship |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| sufferings | παθημάτων | pathēmatōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3804 suffering, passion |
| being conformed | συμμορφιζόμενος | symmorphizomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4833 I bring to the same form with, conform |
| to | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| in His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| death | θανάτῳ | thanatō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
Philippians 3:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and so | εἴ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| somehow | πως | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| to attain | καταντήσω | katantēsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2658 I come down, arrive at, reach |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| resurrection | ἐξανάστασιν | exanastasin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1815 a resurrection |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| dead | νεκρῶν | nekrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3498 dead, a corpse |
Philippians 3:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not | Οὐχ | Ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| I have already obtained | ἔλαβον | elabon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| have already been made perfect | τετελείωμαι | teteleiōmai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5048 I complete, accomplish, make perfect |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I press on | διώκω | diōkō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| to take hold of | καταλάβω | katalabō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2638 I seize tight hold of, overtake, comprehend |
| that for which | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| took hold of me | κατελήμφθην | katelēmphthēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2638 I seize tight hold of, overtake, comprehend |
Philippians 3:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| consider | λογίζομαι | logizomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G3049 I reckon, count, decide |
| myself | ἐμαυτὸν | emauton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular | G1683 of myself |
| yet to have taken hold | κατειληφέναι | kateilēphenai | Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active | G2638 I seize tight hold of, overtake, comprehend |
| But | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| one thing | ἓν | hen | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| Forgetting | ἐπιλανθανόμενος | epilanthanomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1950 I forget, neglect |
| what is | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| behind | ὀπίσω | opisō | Adverb | G3694 behind, after |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| straining toward | ἐπεκτεινόμενος | epekteinomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1901 I strain after |
| what | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| ahead | ἔμπροσθεν | emprosthen | Adverb | G1715 in front, before the face |
Philippians 3:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I press on | διώκω | diōkō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| toward | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| goal | σκοπὸν | skopon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4649 a goal |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| prize | βραβεῖον | brabeion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1017 a prize |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| heavenly | ἄνω | anō | Adverb | G507 up, above, things above, heaven |
| calling | κλήσεως | klēseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2821 a calling, summons |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Christ | Χριστῷ | Christō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
Cross-references
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Philippians 3:10 Galatians 2:20 · 1 Peter 4:1–2 · 2 Timothy 2:11–12 · Romans 8:17 · Romans 6:3–11 · Ephesians 1:19–21 · 1 Peter 4:13–14 · Philippians 3:8 · 1 John 2:3 · Colossians 3:1 · Colossians 1:24 · John 11:25–26
Philippians 3:11 Luke 20:35–36 · Revelation 20:5 · Acts 23:6 · Acts 26:7 · Hebrews 11:35 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Romans 11:14 · 1 Corinthians 9:22 · 2 Thessalonians 2:3 · 1 Corinthians 9:27 · John 11:24 · Psalm 49:7
Philippians 3:12 1 Timothy 6:11–12 · 2 Peter 1:5–8 · Psalm 138:8 · Hosea 6:3 · 1 Peter 3:11–13 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Isaiah 51:1 · Hebrews 13:21 · Philippians 3:13–14 · Ephesians 1:4 · Hebrews 12:14 · Philippians 3:16
Philippians 3:13 Luke 9:62 · Hebrews 12:1–2 · Philippians 3:12 · 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 · Psalm 27:4 · Philippians 3:8 · Hebrews 6:1 · Philippians 4:11–13 · Luke 10:42 · Philippians 2:12 · 2 Peter 3:8 · Philippians 1:18–21
Philippians 3:14 1 Corinthians 9:24 · 1 Peter 5:10 · Revelation 3:21 · 2 Timothy 4:7–8 · Romans 8:28–30 · 1 Thessalonians 2:12 · 2 Peter 1:3 · Hebrews 3:1 · 1 Peter 1:3–4 · 1 Peter 1:13 · Hebrews 6:1 · 2 Corinthians 4:17–5:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.