King James Version

Philemon 1:10

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of mine” (μου,) before Onesimus here.

παρακαλῶparakalōI beseechπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I beseech”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.I beseechσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμοῦemoumyἐμός (emós)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “my”, the of-formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).τέκνουteknousonτέκνον (teknon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “son”, the of-formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.sonὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἐγέννησαegennēsaI have begottenγεννάω (gennaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have begotten”, a single actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.I have begottenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δεσμοῖςdesmoisbondsδεσμός (desmos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “bonds”, the to- or for-formG1199a bond, chain, imprisonment; a string or ligament, an impediment, infirmity.bondsὈνήσιμονonēsimonOnesimusὈνήσιμος (onēsimos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Onesimus”, the object formG3682(originally adj: useful, hence the play upon words in Philemon 10, 11, and very common as slave name), Onesimus, a slave of Philemon, a Christian of Colossae.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I entreat thee concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

Young’s Literal Translation

I entreat thee concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,

World English Bible

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,

Darby Translation

I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,

Douay-Rheims

I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bands, Onesimus,

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