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Philippians 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,


Philippians 3:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Philippians 3:828 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλὰalla
ButwordG235
μενοῦνγεmenounge
nay but, yea doubtless (rather, verily)particleG3304
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ἡγοῦμαιhēgoumai
I countverbG2233
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
ζημίανzēmian
lossnounG2209
εἶναιeinai
am, have been, is IverbG1510
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τὸto
whicharticleG3588
ὑπερέχονhyperechon
is excellingverbG5242
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γνώσεωςgnōseōs
knowledgenounG1108
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
μουmou
IpronounG1473
δι’di’
because ofprepositionG1223
ὃνhon
whomrelative pronounG3739
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
ἐζημιώθηνezēmiōthēn
I have lostverbG2210
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἡγοῦμαιhēgoumai
esteem themverbG2233
σκύβαλαskybala
rubbishnounG4657
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ΧριστὸνChriston
ChristnounG5547
κερδήσωkerdēsō
I may gainverbG2770
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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