Philippians 1:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

Because of the felowship which ye haue in the Gospel, from the first day vnto nowe.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπὶ τῇ κοινωνίᾳ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἀπὸ πρώτης ἡμέρας ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν·

Transliteration

Epi the koinōnia of you into the euangelion from prōtēs hēmeras until the now;

Grammar Details

• *Epi*: preposition + dative - because of/for
• *koinōnia*: dative, feminine, singular - fellowship/partnership/participation
• *euangelion*: accusative, neuter, singular - gospel/good news
• *prōtēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - first
• *hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - day
• *achri*: preposition + genitive - until/as far as

Word Meanings

• *Epi*: because of/for/on account of
• *koinōnia*: fellowship/partnership/participation/contribution
• *euangelion*: gospel/good news
• *prōtēs hēmeras*: first day/beginning

Referenced Verses

• Acts 16:12-40 : 12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, & whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes. 13 And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the citie, besides a Riuer, where they were wont to pray: and we sate downe, and spake vnto the women, which were come together. 14 And a certaine woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of the Thyatirians, which worshipped God, heard vs: whose heart the Lorde opened, that she attended vnto the things, which Paul spake. 15 And when she was baptized, and her houshold, she besought vs, saying, If ye haue iudged me to be faithfull to ye Lord, come into mine house, and abide there: and she constrained vs. 16 And it came to passe that as we went to prayer, a certaine maide hauing a spirit of diuination, mette vs, which gate her masters much vantage with diuining. 17 She followed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you the way of saluation. 18 And this did she many dayes: but Paul being grieued, turned about, and said to the spirit, I commaund thee in the Name of Iesus Christ, that thou come out of her; he came out the same houre. 19 Nowe when her masters sawe that the hope of their gaine was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drewe them into the market place vnto the Magistrates, 20 And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie, 21 And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes. 22 The people also rose vp together against them, and the gouernours rent their clothes, and commaunded them to be beaten with roddes. 23 And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely. 24 Who hauing receiued such commaundement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes. 25 Nowe at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung Psalmes vnto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed. 27 Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled. 28 But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued? 31 And they saide, Beleeue in the Lorde Iesus Christ, and thou shalt be saued, & thine houshold. 32 And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lord, and to all that were in the house. 33 Afterwarde he tooke them the same houre of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized with all that belonged vnto him, straigthway. 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meate before them, and reioyced that he with all his houshold beleeued in God. 35 And when it was day, the gouernours sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men goe. 36 Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace. 37 Then sayde Paul vnto them, After that they haue beaten vs openly vncodemned, which are Romanes, they haue cast vs into prison, and nowe would they put vs out priuily? nay verely: but let them come and bring vs out. 38 And the sergeants tolde these woordes vnto the gouernours, who feared whe they heard that they were Romanes. 39 Then came they and praied them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the citie. 40 And they went out of the prison, and entred into the house of Lydia: and when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
• Phil 1:7 : 7 As it becommeth me so to iudge of you all, because I haue you in remembrance that both in my bands, and in my defence, & confirmation of the Gospell you all were partakers of my grace.
• Phil 4:14-15 : 14 Notwithstanding yee haue well done, that yee did communicate to mine affliction. 15 And yee Philippians knowe also that in the beginning of the Gospell, when I departed from Macedonia, no Church communicated with me, concerning the matter of giuing and receiuing, but yee onely.
• 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walke in the light as he is in the light, we haue fellowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.
• Phlm 1:17 : 17 If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we keepe sure vnto the ende that beginning, wherewith we are vpholden,
• 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simon Peter a seruant and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, to you which haue obteined like precious faith with vs by the righteousnesse of our God and Sauiour Iesus Christ:
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 That, I say, which wee haue seene and heard, declare wee vnto you, that yee may also haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesvs Christ.
• Col 1:21-23 : 21 And you which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your mindes were set in euill workes, hath he nowe also reconciled, 22 In that body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, and vnblameable and without fault in his sight, 23 If ye continue, grounded and stablished in the faith, & be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, whereof ye haue heard, and which hath bene preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am a minister.
• Phil 2:12 : 12 Wherefore my beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed me, not as in my presence only, but now much more in mine absence, so make an end of your owne saluation with feare and trembling.
• Acts 2:42 : 42 And they continued in the Apostles doctrine, and fellowship, and breaking of bread, and prayers.
• Eph 3:6 : 6 That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel,
• Rom 11:17 : 17 And though some of the branches be broken off, and thou being a wilde Oliue tree, wast graft in for them, and made partaker of the roote, and fatnesse of the Oliue tree.
• Rom 12:13 : 13 Distributing vnto the necessities of the Saintes: giuing your selues to hospitalitie.
• Rom 15:26 : 26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia, to make a certaine distribution vnto the poore Saints which are at Hierusalem.
• 1 Cor 1:9 : 9 God is faithfull, by whom ye are called vnto the felowship of his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord.
• 2 Cor 8:1 : 1 We doe you also to wit, brethren, of the grace of God bestowed vpon the Churches of Macedonia,
• Eph 2:19-22 : 19 Nowe therefore ye are no more strangers and forreiners: but citizens with the Saintes, and of the houshold of God, 20 And are built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe corner stone, 21 In whom all the building coupled together, groweth vnto an holy Temple in the Lord. 22 In whom ye also are built together to be the habitation of God by the Spirit.