Philemon 1:13 — King James Version← Study notes
“Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:”
Philemon 1:13 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Philemon 1:1316 words
ὃνhonwho / which
ἐγὼegōI
ἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnbe disposed, minded, intend
πρὸςprosto / toward
ἐμαυτὸνemautonme, mine own (self), myself
κατέχεινkatecheinhave, hold (fast), keep (in memory)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
σοῦsouyou
μοιmoiI
διακονῇdiakonē(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the offic…
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
δεσμοῖςdesmois
τοῦtouthe
εὐαγγελίουeuangeliougospel
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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