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Philemon 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.


Philemon 1:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philemon 1:916 words
GreekMeaning
διὰdia
for the sake ofprepositionG1223
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηνagapēn
lovenounG26
μᾶλλονmallon
ratheradverbG3123
παρακαλῶparakalō
I exhort youverbG3870
τοιοῦτοςtoioutos
such a onedemonstrativeG5108
ὢνōn
beingverbG1510
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
πρεσβύτηςpresbytēs
agednounG4246
νυνὶnyni
nowadverbG3570
δὲde
thenwordG1161
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
δέσμιοςdesmios
a prisonernounG1198
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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