Philemon 1:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.”

Philemon 1:7 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philemon 1:719 words

GreekMeaning

χαρὰνcharan

gladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fullynounG5479

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

πολλὴνpollēn

greatadjectiveG4183

ἔσχονeschon

haveverbG2192

καὶkai

andwordG2532

παράκλησινparaklēsin

encouragementnounG3874

ἐπὶepi

by occasion ofprepositionG1909

τῇtē

thearticleG3588

ἀγάπῃagapē

lovenounG26

σουsou

of youpronounG4771

ὅτιhoti

becausewordG3754

τὰta

thearticleG3588

σπλάγχναsplanchna

heartsnounG4698

τῶνtōn

of thearticleG3588

ἁγίωνhagiōn

saintsadjectiveG40

ἀναπέπαυταιanapepautai

have been refreshedverbG373

διὰdia

throughprepositionG1223

σοῦsou

youpronounG4771

ἀδελφέadelphe

brothernounG80

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

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