Philippians
Philippians 4:12–13
12I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. 13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.b
Footnotes
- b 4:13 NA, SBL, NE, and WH in the One who gives me strength. BYZ and TR in Christ who gives me strength.
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 4:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I know | οἶδα | oida | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| to live humbly | ταπεινοῦσθαι | tapeinousthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G5013 I humble, humiliate |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I know | οἶδα | oida | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| to abound | περισσεύειν | perisseuein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4052 I exceed, am left over |
| In | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| any | παντὶ | panti | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| every situation | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| I have learned the secret | μεμύημαι | memyēmai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G3453 I initiate, instruct |
| of being filled | χορτάζεσθαι | chortazesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G5526 I feed, satisfy |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| being hungry | πεινᾶν | peinan | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3983 I am hungry, needy |
| of having plenty | περισσεύειν | perisseuein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4052 I exceed, am left over |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| having need | ὑστερεῖσθαι | hystereisthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G5302 I am lacking, fall short, suffer need |
Philippians 4:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I can do | ἰσχύω | ischyō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2480 I am strong, able |
| all things | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| through | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| who | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| gives me strength | ἐνδυναμοῦντί | endynamounti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G1743 I fill with power, strengthen |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Philippians 4:12 Matthew 11:29 · 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 · 2 Corinthians 11:27 · 2 Corinthians 11:9 · 2 Corinthians 6:4–10 · Deuteronomy 32:10 · Isaiah 8:11 · 1 Corinthians 4:9–13
Philippians 4:13 Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 · Ephesians 6:10 · Colossians 1:11 · Isaiah 40:29–31 · Ephesians 3:16 · John 15:7 · 2 Corinthians 3:4–5 · John 15:4–5 · Isaiah 45:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.