Philippians

Philippians 3:13

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,

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.