King James Version
Philippians 1:21
In Philippians 1 of Philippians.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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ἐμοὶemoito meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “to me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.to meγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ζῆνzēnto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.to liveΧριστὸςchristosis ChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “is Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.is Christκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποθανεῖνapothaneinto dieἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to die”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.to dieκέρδοςkerdosis gainκέρδοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “is gain”, the subject formG2771gain, advantage, profit.This verse uses “gain”.is gain
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
for to me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain.
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American Standard Version (1901)
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Young’s Literal Translation
for to me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain.
World English Bible
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Darby Translation
For for me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain;
Douay-Rheims
For to me, to live is Christ; and to die is gain.
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