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Philemon 1:15 — King James Version← Study notes

For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;


Philemon 1:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philemon 1:1511 words
GreekMeaning
τάχαtacha
PerhapsadverbG5029
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐχωρίσθηechōristhē
he was separated from youverbG5563
πρὸςpros
forprepositionG4314
ὥρανhōran
a timenounG5610
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
αἰώνιονaiōnion
eternallyadjectiveG166
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
ἀπέχῃςapechēs
you may possessverbG568
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Philemon 1:15

He has well said, “perhaps,” that the master may yield. For since the flight arose from perverseness, and a corrupt mind, and not from such intention, he has said, “perhaps.” And he has not said, therefore he fled, but, therefore he was “separated,” by a more fair sounding expression softening him the more. And he has not said, He separated himself, but, “he was separated.” For it was not his own arrangement that he should depart either for this purpose or for that. Which…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 2 on Philemon
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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