Philippians 1:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

the one [do it] of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἐριθείας τὸν Χριστὸν καταγγέλλουσιν, οὐχ ἁγνῶς, οἰόμενοι θλῖψιν ἐπιφέρειν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου:

Transliteration

The ones men from eritheias the Christon katangellousin, not hagnōs, oiomenoi thlipsin epipherein to the desmois of me:

Grammar Details

*men*: particle - on the one hand/indeed
*eritheias*: genitive, feminine, singular - selfish ambition/rivalry
*Christon*: accusative, masculine, singular - Christ
*katangellousin*: present indicative, 3rd person plural - they proclaim/announce
*hagnōs*: adverb - purely/sincerely
*oiomenoi*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - thinking/supposing
*thlipsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - affliction/distress
*epipherein*: present active infinitive - to bring/add
*desmois*: dative, masculine, plural - to my bonds/chains

Word Meanings

*eritheias*: selfish ambition/rivalry/contentiousness
*katangellousin*: they proclaim/they preach/they announce
*hagnōs*: purely/sincerely/genuinely
*oiomenoi*: thinking/supposing/considering
*thlipsin*: affliction/distress/trouble
*epipherein*: to bring upon/to add/to inflict

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Phil 1:7 : 7 even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
Phil 1:10 : 10 so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;
Phil 1:12 : 12 Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel;
Job 6:14 : 14 To him that is ready to faint kindness [should be showed] from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 16:4 : 4 I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.
Ps 69:26 : 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
2 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not: 2 but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

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