Philippians 2:25
{ "verseID": "Philippians.2.25", "source": "Ἀναγκαῖον δὲ ἡγησάμην Ἐπαφρόδιτον, τὸν ἀδελφὸν, καὶ συνεργὸν, καὶ συστρατιώτην μου, ὑμῶν δὲ ἀπόστολον, καὶ λειτουργὸν τῆς χρείας μου, πέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς.", "text": "*Anankaion* but I *hēgēsamēn Epaphroditon*, the *adelphon*, and *synergon*, and *systratiōtēn* of me, of you but *apostolon*, and *leitourgon* of the *chreias* of me, to *pempsai pros* you.", "grammar": { "*Anankaion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - necessary/essential", "*hēgēsamēn*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular - I considered/thought/regarded", "*Epaphroditon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Epaphroditus", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother", "*synergon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fellow worker/collaborator", "*systratiōtēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fellow soldier", "*apostolon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - apostle/messenger/one sent", "*leitourgon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - minister/servant", "*chreias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of need/necessity", "*pempsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to send", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward" }, "variants": { "*Anankaion*": "necessary/essential/urgent", "*hēgēsamēn*": "considered/thought/regarded/deemed", "*adelphon*": "brother/fellow believer", "*synergon*": "fellow worker/collaborator/co-worker", "*systratiōtēn*": "fellow soldier/comrade", "*apostolon*": "apostle/messenger/one sent/delegate", "*leitourgon*": "minister/servant/officer", "*chreias*": "need/necessity/requirement" } }