Philemon 1:15 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Philemon 1:15 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philemon 1:1511 words

τάχαtachaperadventure(-haps)

γὰρgarfor

διὰdiathrough / because of

τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it

ἐχωρίσθηechōristhēdepart, put asunder, separate

πρὸςprosto / toward

ὥρανhōranday, hour, instant

ἵναhinaso that / in order that

αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal

αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same

ἀπέχῃςapechēsbe, have, receive

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

Word-by-word meanings

τάχαtachaperadventure(-haps)

γὰρgarfor

διὰdiathrough / because of

τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it

ἐχωρίσθηechōristhēdepart, put asunder, separate

πρὸςprosto / toward

ὥρανhōranday, hour, instant

ἵναhinaso that / in order that

αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal

αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same

ἀπέχῃςapechēsbe, have, receive

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