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Philemon 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes

If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;


Philemon 1:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philemon 1:1810 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δέde
howeverwordG1161
τιti
in any waypronounG5100
ἠδίκησένēdikēsen
he has wrongedverbG91
σεse
youpronounG4771
ē
orwordG2228
ὀφείλειopheilei
he owes youverbG3784
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐμοὶemoi
to me myselfpronounG1473
ἐλλόγαelloga
do chargeverbG1677
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Philemon 1:18

No procedure is so apt to gain a hearing, as not to ask for everything at once. For see after how many praises, after how much preparation he has introduced this great matter. After having said that he is “my son,” that he is a partaker of the Gospel, that he is “my bowels,” that you receive him back “as a brother,” and “hold him as a brother,” then he has added “as myself.” And Paul was not ashamed to do this. For he who was not ashamed to be called the servant of the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Philemon
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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