King James Version

Philippians 1:15

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

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ΤινὲςtinesSomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Some”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.Someμὲνmenindeedμένconjunction — “indeed”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “indeed”.indeedκαὶkaievenκαίadverb — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenδιὰdiaofδιάpreposition — “of”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.ofφθόνονphthononenvyφθόνος (phthonos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “envy”, the object formG5355envy, a grudge, spite.This verse uses “envy”.envyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔρινerinstrifeἔρις (eris)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “strife”, the object formG2054contention, strife, wrangling.This verse uses “strife”.strifeτινὲςtinessomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoδι’diofδιά (dia)preposition — “of”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.ofεὐδοκίανeudokiangood willεὐδοκία (eudokia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “good will”, the object formG2107(a) good-will (good-pleasure), favor, feeling of complacency of God to man, (b) good-pleasure, satisfaction, happiness, delight of men.good willτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.κηρύσσουσινkērussousinto preachκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to preach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.This verse uses “preach”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Young’s Literal Translation

Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;

World English Bible

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

Darby Translation

Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ.

Douay-Rheims

Some indeed, even out of envy and contention; but some also for good will preach Christ.

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