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Philemon 1:14 — King James Version← Study notes

But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.


Philemon 1:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philemon 1:1420 words
GreekMeaning
χωρὶςchōris
Apart fromprepositionG5565
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
σῆςsēs
youradjectiveG4674
γνώμηςgnōmēs
consentnounG1106
οὐδὲνouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
ἠθέλησαēthelēsa
I wishedverbG2309
ποιῆσαιpoiēsai
to doverbG4160
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
ἀνάγκηνanankēn
necessitynounG318
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀγαθόνagathon
goodadjectiveG18
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ē
may beverbG1510
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
ἑκούσιονhekousion
willingnessadjectiveG1595
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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