Philemon 1:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:”

Philemon 1:10 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philemon 1:1012 words

GreekMeaning

παρακαλῶparakalō

I exhortverbG3870

σεse

youpronounG4771

περὶperi

forprepositionG4012

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

ἐμοῦemou

of me, mine (own), myadjectiveG1699

τέκνουteknou

childnounG5043

ὃνhon

whomrelative pronounG3739

ἐγέννησαegennēsa

I have begottenverbG1080

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

τοῖςtois

thearticleG3588

δεσμοῖςdesmois

mynounG1473

ὈνήσιμονOnēsimon

OnesimusnounG3682

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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