Philippians 2:27

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ γὰρ ἠσθένησεν παραπλήσιον θανάτῳ: ἀλλὰ ὁ Θεὸς αὐτόν ἠλέησεν· οὐκ αὐτὸν δὲ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐμέ, ἵνα μὴ λύπην ἐπὶ λύπῃ σχῶ.

Transliteration

And for he ēsthenēsen paraplēsion thanatō: but ho Theos him ēleēsen; not him but only, but also me, that not lypēn epi lypē schō.

Grammar Details

• *ēsthenēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was sick/weak
• *paraplēsion*: adverbial accusative - nearly/almost/similar to
• *thanatō*: dative, masculine, singular - to death
• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *ēleēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - showed mercy/had compassion
• *lypēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - sorrow/grief
• *epi*: preposition + dative - upon/in addition to
• *lypē*: dative, feminine, singular - to sorrow/grief
• *schō*: aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might have/get

Word Meanings

• *ēsthenēsen*: was sick/weak/ill/infirm
• *paraplēsion thanatō*: near to death/almost to the point of death
• *ēleēsen*: showed mercy/had compassion/had pity
• *lypēn epi lypē*: sorrow upon sorrow/grief added to grief
• *schō*: might have/get/experience

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 20:1 : 1 In those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, and saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and dost not live.'
• Job 5:19 : 19 In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.
• Ps 30:1-3 : 1 A Psalm. -- A song of the dedication of the house of David. I exalt Thee, O Jehovah, For Thou hast drawn me up, and hast not let mine enemies rejoice over me. 2 Jehovah my God, I have cried to Thee, And Thou dost heal me. 3 Jehovah, Thou hast brought up from Sheol my soul, Thou hast kept me alive, From going down `to' the pit.
• Ps 30:10-11 : 10 Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.' 11 Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me `with' joy.
• Ps 34:19 : 19 Many `are' the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.
• Ps 103:3-4 : 3 Who is forgiving all thine iniquities, Who is healing all thy diseases, 4 Who is redeeming from destruction thy life, Who is crowning thee -- kindness and mercies,
• Ps 107:18-22 : 18 All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death, 19 And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them, 20 He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions. 21 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men, 22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.
• Eccl 9:1-2 : 1 But all this I have laid unto my heart, so as to clear up the whole of this, that the righteous and the wise, and their works, `are' in the hand of God, neither love nor hatred doth man know, the whole `is' before them. 2 The whole `is' as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as `is' the good, so `is' the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.
• Isa 27:8 : 8 In measure, in sending it forth, thou strivest with it, He hath taken away by His sharp wind, In the day of an east wind,
• Isa 38:17 : 17 Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.
• Isa 43:2 : 2 When thou passest into waters, I `am' with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.
• Jer 8:18 : 18 My refreshing for me `is' sorrow, For me my heart `is' sick.
• Jer 10:24 : 24 Chastise me, O Jehovah, only in judgment, Not in Thine anger, lest Thou make me small.
• Jer 45:3 : 3 `Thou hast said, Wo to me, now, for Jehovah hath added sorrow to my pain, I have been wearied with my sighing, and rest I have not found.
• Hab 3:2 : 2 O Jehovah, I heard thy report, I have been afraid, O Jehovah, Thy work! in midst of years revive it, In the midst of years Thou makest known In anger Thou dost remember mercy.
• John 11:3-4 : 3 therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, `Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;' 4 and Jesus having heard, said, `This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'
• Acts 9:37 : 37 and it came to pass in those days she, having ailed, died, and having bathed her, they laid her in an upper chamber,
• Acts 9:39-41 : 39 And Peter having risen, went with them, whom having come, they brought into the upper chamber, and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing coats and garments, as many as Dorcas was making while she was with them. 40 And Peter having put them all forth without, having bowed the knees, did pray, and having turned unto the body said, `Tabitha, arise;' and she opened her eyes, and having seen Peter, she sat up, 41 and having given her `his' hand, he lifted her up, and having called the saints and the widows, he presented her alive,
• 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 No temptation hath taken you -- except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear `it'.
• 2 Cor 2:7 : 7 so that, on the contrary, `it is' rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;
• Phil 2:30 : 30 because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me.