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Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΣυμμιμηταίSummimētaiImitators together
Lemma: συμμιμητής (summimētēs) · Strong's: G4831
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: co-imitator — συν-μιμητής (Rec. συμμ-), -οῦ, ὁ ; a fellow-imitator: with genitive obj., Php.3:17 (see ICC, in l). Not elsewhere.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4831; TFLSJ G4831; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 1
μουmouof me
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 2
γίνεσθε,ginesthedo be,
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PNM-2P)
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 3:17 word 3
ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,
Lemma: ἀδελφός (adelphos) · Strong's: G0080
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (N-VPM)
Meaning: brother — ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb), ; in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח ; ] ; 1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.). ; 2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17). ; 3.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 347 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0080; TFLSJ G0080; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 4
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 3:17 word 5
σκοπεῖτεskopeitedo observe
Lemma: σκοπέω (skopeō) · Strong's: G4648
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to watch out — ακοπέω, -ῶ; (σκοπός), [in LXX: Est.8:13, 2Ma.4:5 * ; ] ; to look at, behold, watch, contemplate. Metaphorical, to look to, consider: with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.4:13, Php.2:4; with accusative of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Luke 11:35, Romans 16:17, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Galatians 6:1, Philippians 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4648; TFLSJ G4648; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 6
τοὺςtousthose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (T-APM)
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 3:17 word 7
οὕτωhoutōthus
Lemma: οὕτως (ohutō, ohutōs) · Strong's: G3779
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: thus(-ly) — οὕτως, rarely (Bl., §5, 4; WH, App., 146f.) οὕτω, adv. ; (οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ; ] ; in this way, so, thus; 1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 215 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3779; TFLSJ G3779; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 8
περιπατοῦνταςperipatountaswalking
Lemma: περιπατέω (peripateō) · Strong's: G4043
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-APM)
Meaning: to walk — περι-πατέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ pi., hith. ; ] ; to walk: absol., Mat.9:5, Mrk.5:42, Luk.5:23, Jhn.1:36; with pred., γυμνός, Rev.16:15; ἐπάνω Luk.11:44; διά, with genitive, Rev.21:24; ἐν, Mrk.11:27 12:38,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 96 times. Also: Matthew 4:18, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 14:25, Matthew 14:26, Matthew 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4043; TFLSJ G4043; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 9
καθὼςkathōseven as
Lemma: καθώς (kathōs) · Strong's: G2531
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: as/just as — καθώς, (i.e. καθ᾽ ὡς), Hellenistic for καθά, which see, καθάπερ, καθό, καθότι (Mayser, 485; Eutherford, NPhr., 495; Bl., §78, 1), ; according as, even as, just as, as: Luk.1:2 (see: καθά), 24:39, Jhn.5:23, Act.7:48,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 183 times. Also: Matthew 21:6, Matthew 26:24, Matthew 28:6, Mark 1:2, Mark 4:33, Mark 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2531; TFLSJ G2531; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 10
ἔχετεecheteyou have
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 11
τύπονtupon[for] a pattern
Lemma: τύπος (tupos) · Strong's: G5179
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: mark/example — τύπος, -ου, ὁ; (τύπτω), [in LXX: Exo.25:39 (40) (תַּבְנִית), Amo.5:26, 3Ma.3:30, 4Ma.6:19 * ; ] ; 1. the mark of a blow: τῶν ἥλων, Jhn.20:25. ; 2. An impression, impress, the stamp made by a die; hence, a figure, image:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: John 20:25, Acts 7:43, Acts 7:44, Acts 23:25, Romans 5:14, Romans 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5179; TFLSJ G5179; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 12
ἡμᾶς.hēmasus.
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Plural (P-1AP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Philippians 3:17 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Join one another in following | → | συμμιμητής G4831 co-imitator |
| . . . | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| my [example] | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| brothers | → | ἀδελφός G0080 brother |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| carefully observe | → | σκοπέω G4648 to watch out |
| those who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| walk | → | περιπατέω G4043 to walk |
| according to | → | καθώς G2531 as/just as |
| the pattern | → | τύπος G5179 mark/example |
| we set for you | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| . . . | → | 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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