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And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἐταπείνωσενetapeinōsenHe humbled
Lemma: ταπεινόω (tapeinoō) · Strong's: G5013
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to humble — ταπεινόω, -ῶ; (ταπεινός), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָה, also for שָׁפֵל, כָּנַע, etc. ; ] ; to make low: ὄρος (βουνόν), Luk.3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, to humble, abase: Mat.18:4 23:12, Luk.14:11 18:14, 2Co.11:7 12:21,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 18:4, Matthew 23:12, Luke 3:5, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14, 2 Corinthians 11:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5013; TFLSJ G5013; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 1
ἑαυτὸνhe'autonHimself
Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-3ASM)
Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 2
γενόμενοςgenomenoshaving become
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2ADP-NSM)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 3
ὑπήκοοςhupēkoosobedient
Lemma: ὑπήκοος (hupēkoos) · Strong's: G5255
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: obedient — ὑπήκοος, -ον; (ὑπακσύω), [in LXX: Jhn.17:13 (לָמַם) Pro.21:28 (שָׁמַע), etc. ; ] ; giving ear, obedient, subject: Php.2:8; with dative of person(s), Act.7:39; εἰς πάντα, 2Co.2:9.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Acts 7:39, 2 Corinthians 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5255; TFLSJ G5255; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 4
μέχριmechriunto
Lemma: μέχρι (mechri) · Strong's: G3360
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: until — μέχρι; (bef. consonants, exc. Luk.16:16, μέχρι Ἰωάνου) and μέχρις (bef. vowels, Mk, Ga, ll. with, Heb.12:4; see Bl., § 5, 4) ; 1. as prep., with genitive, as far as, even to, until; (a) of place: Rom.15:19; (b) of time…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 11:23, Matthew 28:15, Mark 13:30, Luke 16:16, Acts 10:30, Acts 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3360; TFLSJ G3360; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 5
θανάτου,thanatoudeath,
Lemma: θάνατος (thanatos) · Strong's: G2288
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: death — θάνατος, -ου, ὁ (θνήσκω), ; [in LXX chiefly for מָוֶת ,מוּת, sometimes דֶּבֶר ; ] ; death; 1. of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: Jhn.11:13, Php.2:27, Heb.7:23, al; opposite to ζωή, Rom.8:38, Php.1:20;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 120 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 10:21, Matthew 15:4, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 20:18, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2288; TFLSJ G2288; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 6
θανάτουthanatou[the] death
Lemma: θάνατος (thanatos) · Strong's: G2288
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: death — θάνατος, -ου, ὁ (θνήσκω), ; [in LXX chiefly for מָוֶת ,מוּת, sometimes דֶּבֶר ; ] ; death; 1. of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: Jhn.11:13, Php.2:27, Heb.7:23, al; opposite to ζωή, Rom.8:38, Php.1:20;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 120 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 10:21, Matthew 15:4, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 20:18, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2288; TFLSJ G2288; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 7
δὲdeeven
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 Philippians 2:8 word 8
σταυροῦ·staurouof [the] cross;
Lemma: σταυρός (stauros) · Strong's: G4716
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: cross — σταυρός, -oῦ, ὁ ; 1. an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.) ; 2. In late writers (Diod., Plut., al.) of the Roman instrument of crucifixion, the Cross: of the Cross on which Christ suffered, Mat.27:32, 40…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 27:32, Matthew 27:40, Matthew 27:42, Mark 8:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4716; TFLSJ G4716; TAGNT Philippians 2:8 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | καί G2532 and |
| being found | → | εὑρίσκω G2147 to find/meet |
| in appearance | → | σχῆμα G4976 form |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| a man | → | ἄνθρωπος G0444 a human |
| He humbled | → | ταπεινόω G5013 to humble |
| Himself | → | ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself |
| [and] became | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| obedient | → | ὑπήκοος G5255 obedient |
| to | → | μέχρι G3360 until |
| death | → | θάνατος G2288 death |
| even | → | δέ G1161 then |
| death | → | θάνατος G2288 death |
| on [a] cross | → | σταυρός G4716 cross |
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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