Philippians 4:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐρωτῶ καὶ σέ, σύζυγε γνήσιε, συλλαμβάνου αὐταῖς αἵτινες ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ συνήθλησάν μοι, μετὰ καὶ Κλήμεντος, καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν συνεργῶν μου, ὧν τὰ ὀνόματα ἐν βίβλῳ ζωῆς.

Transliteration

And erōtō also you, syzuge gnēsie, syllambanou them who in the euangeliō synēthlēsan with me, with also Klēmentos, and the remaining synergōn my, of whom the onomata in biblō zōēs.

Grammar Details

• *erōtō*: present indicative, 1st person singular - I ask/request
• *syzuge*: vocative, masculine, singular - yokefellow/companion/comrade
• *gnēsie*: vocative, masculine, singular - true/genuine/loyal
• *syllambanou*: present imperative, 2nd person singular, middle voice - help/assist
• *euangeliō*: dative, neuter, singular - gospel
• *synēthlēsan*: aorist indicative, 3rd person plural - they contended/struggled together
• *Klēmentos*: genitive, masculine, singular - proper name (Clement)
• *synergōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - fellow workers/co-laborers
• *onomata*: nominative, neuter, plural - names
• *biblō*: dative, feminine, singular - book/scroll
• *zōēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of life

Word Meanings

• *erōtō*: I ask/request/beseech
• *syzuge*: yokefellow/companion/comrade/partner
• *gnēsie*: true/genuine/loyal/faithful
• *syllambanou*: help/assist/aid/support
• *euangeliō*: gospel/good news
• *synēthlēsan*: they contended/struggled together/labored side by side
• *synergōn*: fellow workers/co-laborers/colleagues
• *biblō*: book/scroll/record
• *zōēs*: of life/living

Referenced Verses

• Luke 10:20 : 20 Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.
• Rev 3:5 : 5 He who overcomes will be dressed in white, and I will not take his name from the book of life, and I will give witness to his name before my Father, and before his angels.
• Rev 13:8 : 8 And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.
• Rev 17:8 : 8 The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be.
• Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works.
• Rev 20:15 : 15 And if anyone's name was not in the book of life, he went down into the sea of fire.
• Rev 21:27 : 27 And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.
• Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
• Phil 2:20-25 : 20 For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you. 21 For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ. 22 But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news. 23 Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me: 24 But I have faith in the Lord that I myself will come before long. 25 But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need;
• Phil 4:2 : 2 I make request to Euodias and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.
• Col 1:7 : 7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,
• 1 Tim 5:9-9 : 9 Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man, 10 And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.
• Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right, 9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:
• Acts 9:36-41 : 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times. 37 And it came about, in those days, that she got ill and came to her death: and when she had been washed, they put her in a room which was high up. 38 And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away. 39 And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up. 41 And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living.
• Acts 16:14-18 : 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying. 15 And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come. 16 And when we were going to the place of prayer, we came across a girl with a spirit which gave knowledge of the future, whose masters made great profit from her power. 17 She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation. 18 And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
• Rom 12:1 : 1 For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.
• Rom 16:2-4 : 2 That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself. 3 Give my love to Prisca and Aquila, workers with me in Christ Jesus, 4 Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:
• Rom 16:9 : 9 Give my love to Urbanus, a worker in Christ with us, and to my dear Stachys.
• Rom 16:12 : 12 Give my love to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Give my love to my dear Persis, who did much work in the Lord.
• Exod 32:32 : 32 But now, if you will give them forgiveness--but if not, let my name be taken out of your book.
• Ps 69:28 : 28 Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.
• Isa 4:3 : 3 And it will come about that the rest of the living in Zion, and of those who have been kept from destruction in Jerusalem, will be named holy, even everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem:
• Ezek 13:9 : 9 And my hand will be against the prophets who see visions without substance and who make false use of secret arts: they will not be in the secret of my people, and they will not be recorded in the list of the children of Israel, and they will not come into the land of Israel; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord.
• Dan 12:1 : 1 And at that time Michael will take up his place, the great angel, who is the supporter of the children of your people: and there will be a time of trouble, such as there never was from the time there was a nation even till that same time: and at that time your people will be kept safe, everyone who is recorded in the book.