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Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
πεποιθὼςpepoithōshaving been persuaded of
Lemma: πείθω (peithō) · Strong's: G3982
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2RAP-NSM)
Meaning: to persuade — πείθω, ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּטַח בֶּטַח, its parts and derivatives ; ] ; (i) Active; 1. trans., to apply persuasion ("conative" in pres.; see M, Pr., 147), to prevail upon or win over, persuade: absol., Mat.28:14,…
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Used 54 times. Also: Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:43, Matthew 28:14, Mark 10:24, Luke 11:22, Luke 16:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3982; TFLSJ G3982; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 1
αὐτὸauto[the] very thing
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (P-ASN)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 2
τοῦτο,toutothis,
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 3
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 4
ὁhothe [One]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
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.,…
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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 Philippians 1:6 word 5
ἐναρξάμενοςenarxamenoshaving begun
Lemma: ἐνάρχομαι (enarchomai) · Strong's: G1728
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-ADP-NSM)
Meaning: to begin — ἐν-άρχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for חָלַל hi. ; ] ; to begin, make a beginning: Gal.3:3, Php.1:6.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Galatians 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1728; TFLSJ G1728; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 6
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 7
ὑμῖνhuminyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
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).…
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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 Philippians 1:6 word 8
ἔργονergona work
Lemma: ἔργον (ergon) · Strong's: G2041
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: work — ἔργον, -ου, τό (originally Ϝέργον, work), [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for מַשֶׂה, מְלָאכָה, also for עֲבֹדָה, פֹּעַל, etc. ; ] ; 1. work, task, employment: Mrk.13:34, Jhn.4:34 17:4, Act.13:2, Php.1:22 2:30,…
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Used 176 times. Also: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 11:2, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 23:3, Matthew 23:5, Matthew 26:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2041; TFLSJ G2041; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 9
ἀγαθὸνagathongood
Lemma: ἀγαθός (agathos) · Strong's: G0018
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: good — ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν, ; [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ; ] ; in general, good, in physical and in moral sense, used of persons, things, acts, conditions, etc., applied to that which is regarded as "perfect in its kind, so as to…
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Used 103 times. Also: Matthew 5:45, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:18, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 12:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0018; TFLSJ G0018; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 10
ἐπιτελέσειepiteleseiwill complete [it]
Lemma: ἐπιτελέω (epiteleō) · Strong's: G2005
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FAI-3S)
Meaning: to complete — ἐπι-τελέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for כָּלָה, עָשָׂה, etc. ; ] ; to complete, accomplish, execute: with accusative of thing(s), Rom.15:28, 2Co.7:1 8:6 8:11, Php.1:6, Heb.8:5; of religious services (cf. Hdt., ii, 37, al.),…
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Used 10 times. Also: Romans 15:28, 2 Corinthians 7:1, 2 Corinthians 8:6, 2 Corinthians 8:11, Galatians 3:3, Hebrews 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2005; TFLSJ G2005; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 11
ἄχριachriuntil
Lemma: ἄχρι (achri) · Strong's: G0891
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: until — ἄχρι; (and Epic ἄχρις, bef. vowel (see MM, see word), Rom.11:25 T, Gal.3:19 T, WH, mg., Heb.3:13); 1. adv., utterly (Hom.). ; 2. Prep. with genitive, until, unto, as far as; (a) of time Act.3:21 22:22, Rom.1:13 5:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 24:38, Mark 16:8, Luke 1:20, Luke 4:13, Luke 17:27, Luke 21:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0891; TFLSJ G0891; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 12
ἡμέραςhēmeras[the] day
Lemma: ἡμέρα (hēmera) · Strong's: G2250
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: day — ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ; ] ; day; 1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Rev.21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Act.9:24, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8, Rev.4:8 (BL, §36, 13);…
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Used 392 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2250; TFLSJ G2250; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 13
ΧριστοῦChristouof Christ
Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 14
Ἰησοῦ·IēsouJesus;
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
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Used 978 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424G; TFLSJ G2424G; TAGNT Philippians 1:6 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| being confident | → | πείθω G3982 to persuade |
| of this | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| . . . | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| He | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| who began | → | ἐνάρχομαι G1728 to begin |
| a good | → | ἀγαθός G0018 good |
| work | → | ἔργον G2041 work |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| will carry it on to completion | → | ἐπιτελέω G2005 to complete |
| until | → | ἄχρι G0891 until |
| [the] day | → | ἡμέρα G2250 day |
| of Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| Jesus | → | Ἰησοῦς G2424G Jesus |
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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