Overview - Philemon 1 1?Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, whom he desires to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to rece...
Philemon, Theology of The letter to Philemon is also addressed to Apphia and Archippus (v. 2 ). That Philemon is the intended primary recipient, howe...
For my child (peri tou emou teknou). Tender and affectionate reference to Onesimus as his spiritual child. Whom I have begotten in my bonds (on egenn...
I would fain have kept (eboulomhn katecein). Imperfect middle and present infinitive, I was wishing to hold back. Again from the standpoint of the ar...
Philemon [N] [E] [S] who kisses Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely. [N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's...
Overview - Philemon 1 1?Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, whom he desires to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to rece...
Philemon 1:18 If he hath wronged thee By squandering away his time, spoiling his work, or corrupting his fellow servants: or oweth thee ought; by emb...
Philemon, [N] [E] [H]the name of the Christian to whom Paul addressed his epistle in behalf of Onesimus. He was a native probably of Colosse, or at a...
Overview - Philemon 1 1?Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, whom he desires to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to rece...
Overview - Philemon 1 1?Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, whom he desires to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to rece...
Overview - Philemon 1 1?Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, whom he desires to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to rece...
But withal (ama de). Along with your kindly reception of Onesimus. On ama, see Acts 24:26 ; Acts 27:40 . A lodging (xenian). Old word from xeno, st...
Overview - Philemon 1 1?Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, whom he desires to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to rece...
To Apphia our sister (Appiai th adelph). Dative case in address. A common name in Phrygian inscriptions and apparently the wife of Philemon. Sister i...
Philemon 1:3 Grace to you and peace, from God Which is the same form of salutation used in the other epistles; (See Gill on Romans 1:7) for though thi...
Hearing (akouwn). Through Epaphras ( Colossians 1:7 Colossians 1:8 ; Colossians 4:12 ), possibly from Onesimus also. And towards all the saints (ka...
Though I have (ecwn). Concessive participle (present active). That which is befitting (to anhkon). Neuter singular accusative of the articular partic...
Let me have joy of thee (egw sou onaimhn). Second aorist middle optative of oninhmi, old verb, only here in N.T. Optative the regular construction fo...
But if he hath wronged thee at all (ei de ti hdikhse se). Condition of the first class, assumed to be true. Onesimus did wrong (hdikhse, first aorist...
Obedience (upakoh). Compliance seems less harsh to us in the light of 2?Corinthians 9 . I write (egrapsa). Epistolary aorist again. Even beyond what...