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And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
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 Philippians 1:9 word 1
τοῦτοtoutothis
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 1:9 word 2
προσεύχομαι,proseuchomaiI pray,
Lemma: προσεύχομαι (proseuchomai) · Strong's: G4336
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PNI-1S)
Meaning: to pray — προσ-εύχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for פָּלַל hith. ; ] ; to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mat.6:5-7, 9 14:23 19:13 26:36, 39 26:41, 44, Mrk.1:35 6:46 11:24-25 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.)…
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Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 14:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4336; TFLSJ G4336; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 3
ἵναinathat
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 4
ἡhēthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
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 Philippians 1:9 word 5
ἀγάπηagapēlove
Lemma: ἀγάπη (agapē) · Strong's: G0026
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: love — ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX for אַהֲבָה, which is also rendered by ἀγάπησις and φιλία ; ] ; love, goodwill, esteem. Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE, 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same…
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Used 114 times. Also: Matthew 24:12, Luke 11:42, John 5:42, John 13:35, John 15:9, John 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0026; TFLSJ G0026; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 6
ὑμῶνhumōnof you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
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 1:9 word 7
ἔτιetiyet
Lemma: ἔτι (eti) · Strong's: G2089
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: still — ἔτι ; adv., ; yet, as yet, still; 1. of time; (a) of the present (adhuc): Mrk.5:35, 1Co.3:3 15:17, Gal.1:10, al.; (b) of the past, mostly with impf.: Mat.12:46, Luk.8:49 15:20, Jhn.20:1, Act.9:1, Rom.5:6, 8, 2Th.2:5,…
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Used 95 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 12:46, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 18:16, Matthew 19:20, Matthew 26:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2089; TFLSJ G2089; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 8
μᾶλλονmallonmore
Lemma: μᾶλλον (mallon) · Strong's: G3123G
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: more — μάλα ; adv., [in LXX for אֲבָל, 3Ki.1:43, Dan LXX 10:21, al.; compar. for מ, Num.13:32 (31), al.; μᾶλλον ἠ (מ), Gen.19:9, al.; superlat., 2Ma.8:7, 4Ma.4:22 12:9 15:4 ; ] ; I. Pos., very, very much, exceedingly (cl.; LXX…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 51 times. Also: Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 18:13, Mark 7:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3123G; TFLSJ G3123G; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 9
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 Philippians 1:9 word 10
μᾶλλονmallonmore
Lemma: μᾶλλον (mallon) · Strong's: G3123G
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: more — μάλα ; adv., [in LXX for אֲבָל, 3Ki.1:43, Dan LXX 10:21, al.; compar. for מ, Num.13:32 (31), al.; μᾶλλον ἠ (מ), Gen.19:9, al.; superlat., 2Ma.8:7, 4Ma.4:22 12:9 15:4 ; ] ; I. Pos., very, very much, exceedingly (cl.; LXX…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 51 times. Also: Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 18:13, Mark 7:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3123G; TFLSJ G3123G; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 11
περισσεύῃperisseuēmay abound
Lemma: περισσεύω (perisseuō) · Strong's: G4052
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-PAS-3S)
Meaning: to exceed — περισσεύω; (περισσός), [in LXX: 1Ki.2:33 (מַרְבִּית), 1Ki.2:36 Ecc.3:19 (יָתַר ni., יוׄתֵר), Tob.4:16, Sir.10:27 11:12 19:24, Sir 30:38 (Sir.33:29), 1Ma.3:30 * ; ] ; I. Prop., intrans., ; 1. of things, to be over and…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 39 times. Also: Matthew 5:20, Matthew 13:12, Matthew 14:20, Matthew 15:37, Matthew 25:29, Mark 12:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4052; TFLSJ G4052; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 12
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 1:9 word 13
ἐπιγνώσειepignōseiknowledge
Lemma: ἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis) · Strong's: G1922
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: knowledge — ἐπί-γνωσις, -εως, ἡ; (ἐπιγινώσκω, which see), [in LXX: 3Ki.7:14 (B. γν-), Pro.2:5, Hos.4:1, 6 6:6 (דַּעַת), Jdth.9:14, 2Ma.9:11 * ; ] ; acquaintance, discernment, recognition (Plut., al.): Php.1:9, Col.3:10; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20 times. Also: Romans 1:28, Romans 3:20, Romans 10:2, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 4:13, Colossians 1:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1922; TFLSJ G1922; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 14
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 Philippians 1:9 word 15
πάσῃpasēin all
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Feminine (A-DSF)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 16
αἰσθήσειaisthēseidiscernment
Lemma: αἴσθησις (aisthēsis) · Strong's: G0144
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: insight — αἴσθησις, -εως, ἡ ; (αἰσθάνομαι), [in LXX chiefly for דַּעַת ; ] ; perception (MM, VGT, see word): Php.1:9.†; SYN.: ἐπίγνωσις, which see (cf. Cremer, 620). (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0144; TFLSJ G0144; TAGNT Philippians 1:9 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | καί G2532 and |
| this [is] | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| my prayer | → | προσεύχομαι G4336 to pray |
| that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| love | → | ἀγάπη G0026 love |
| may abound | → | περισσεύω G4052 to exceed |
| more | → | μᾶλλον G3123G more |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| more | → | μᾶλλον G3123G more |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| knowledge | → | ἐπίγνωσις G1922 knowledge |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| depth | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| of insight | → | αἴσθησις G0144 insight |
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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