Philemon 1:16
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.This verse in the real world
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- μάλισταmálista(adverbially) most (in the greatest degree) or particularly
- πόσοςpósosinterrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
- οὐκέτιoukétinot yet, no longer
- ἀγαπητόςagapētósbeloved
- ἐμοίemoíto me
- μᾶλλονmâllon(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
- δοῦλοςdoûlosa slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a quali
- σάρξsárxflesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by e
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 23:8, Col 3:22, 1Ti 6:2, 1Co 7:22, Eph 6:5–7, 1Pe 1:22–23, Act 9:17, Gal 4:28–29