Philippians 2:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.”
Philippians 2:27 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Philippians 2:2723 words
καὶkaiand / also
γὰρgarfor
ἠσθένησενēsthenēsenbe diseased, impotent folk
(man), (be) sick
παραπλήσιονparaplēsionnigh unto
θανάτῳthanatō(be…) death
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἠλέησενēleēsen
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
οὐκouknot
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
δὲdeand / but
μόνονmonononly / alone
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
καὶkaiand / also
ἐμέemeI
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μὴmēnot
λύπηνlypēngrief, grievous, + grudgingly
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
λύπηνlypēngrief, grievous, + grudgingly
σχῶschōhave
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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