Philemon 1:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

to Apphia, our beloved sister, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ τῇ ἀγαπητῇ, καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν, καὶ τῇ κατʼ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ:

Transliteration

And to Apphia the agapētē, and to Archippō the sustratiōtē of us, and to the kat' oikon your ekklēsia:

Grammar Details

• *Apphia*: dative, feminine, singular - recipient
• *agapētē*: dative, feminine, singular - beloved
• *Archippō*: dative, masculine, singular - recipient
• *sustratiōtē*: dative, masculine, singular - fellow soldier
• ἡμῶν: genitive, first person plural pronoun - of us
• *kat'*: preposition - according to/in
• *oikon*: accusative, masculine, singular - house/household
• σου: genitive, second person singular pronoun - your
• *ekklēsia*: dative, feminine, singular - assembly/church/congregation

Word Meanings

• *agapētē*: beloved/dearly loved
• *sustratiōtē*: fellow soldier/comrade in arms
• *kat'*: according to/in/at
• *oikon*: house/household/home
• *ekklēsia*: assembly/church/congregation/gathering

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that is in your house:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and to the beloved Appia and to Archippus oure felowe soudier and to the congregacion of thy housse.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and to the beloued Appia, and to Archippus or felowe soudyer, and to the congregacion in thy house.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And to our deare sister Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowe souldier, and to the Church that is in thine house:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And to the beloued Apphia, and to Archippus our felowe souldier, and to the Churche in thy house:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And to [our] beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:

• World English Bible (2000)

  to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 16:5 : 5 Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Achaia.
• Phil 2:25 : 25 But I considered it necessary to send you Epaphroditus—my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier, as well as your messenger and minister to my need.
• Col 4:17 : 17 And say to Archippus, 'Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you may fulfill it.'
• Col 4:15 : 15 Greet the brothers and sisters in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets in her house.
• 1 Cor 16:19 : 19 The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla warmly greet you in the Lord, along with the church that meets in their house.
• 2 Tim 2:3-4 : 3 Endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.