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Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
τόνton<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 1
ποτέpoteonce
Lemma: ποτέ (pote) · Strong's: G4218
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: once/when — ποτέ ; enclitic particle, ; 1. once, formerly, sometime: of the past, Jhn.9:13 Rom.7:9 11:30, Gal.1:13, 23 2:6 (Lft., in l), Eph.2:2-3, 11 2:13 5:8, Col.1:21 3:7, 1Th.2:5, Tit.3:3, Phm 11, 1Pe.2:10 3:5 3:20; ἤδη ποτέ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 29 times. Also: Luke 22:32, John 9:13, Romans 1:10, Romans 7:9, Romans 11:30, 1 Corinthians 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4218; TFLSJ G4218; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 2
σοιsoito you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 3
ἄχρηστονachrēstonuseless
Lemma: ἄχρηστος (achrēstos) · Strong's: G0890
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: useless — ά-χρηατος, -ον ; [in LXX: Hos.8:8 (חֵפֶץ אַיִן), Wis.2:11, Sir.16:1, al. ; ] ; useless; unserviceable: opposite to εὔχρηστος, Phm 11.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0890; TFLSJ G0890; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 4
νυνὶnuninow
Lemma: νυνί (nuni) · Strong's: G3570
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: now — νῦνί an Attic strengthened form of νῦν ; (in cl. always of time, and most often strictly of the pres.), [in LXX : Job.5:1-27, Psa.2:1-12, 1-12, 4Ma.4:1-26, Ep. Je* ; ] ; now; 1. of time: with praes., Act.24:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: Acts 22:1, Acts 24:13, Romans 3:21, Romans 6:22, Romans 7:6, Romans 7:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3570; TFLSJ G3570; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 5
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 6
σοὶsoito you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 7
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 8
ἐμοὶemoito me myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Singular (P-1DS)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 9
εὔχρηστον,euchrēstonuseful,
Lemma: εὔχρηστος (euchrēstos) · Strong's: G2173
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: helpful — εὔ-χρηστος, -ον; (εὖ, χράομαι), [in LXX: Pro.31:13 (חֵפֶץ), Wis.13:13 * ; ] ; useful, serviceable: with dative of person(s), 2Ti.2:21; id. before εἰς, with dative of thing(s), 2Ti.4:11; opposite to ἄχρηστος, Phm 11.†;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Timothy 2:21, 2 Timothy 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2173; TFLSJ G2173; TAGNT Philemon 1:11 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Formerly | → | ποτέ G4218 once/when |
| [he was] useless | → | ἄχρηστος G0890 useless |
| to you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| but | → | δέ G1161 then |
| now | → | νυνί G3570 now |
| [he has become] useful | → | εὔχρηστος G2173 helpful |
| both | → | καί G2532 and |
| to you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| to me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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