In Philippians 2 of Philippians .
For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
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καὶ kai indeed καὶ kai indeed καί adverb — “indeed” G2532 and, even, also, namely. indeed γὰρ gar for γὰρ gar for γάρ conjunction — “for” G1063 for. ἠσθένησεν ēsthenēsen he was sick ἠσθένησεν ēsthenēsen he was sick ἀσθενέω (astheneō) verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was sick”, a single action G770 I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick. This verse uses “sick”. he was sick παραπλήσιον paraplēsion nigh παραπλήσιον paraplēsion nigh παραπλήσιον adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “nigh”, the object form G3897 near to, nearly. nigh θανάτῳ· thanatō unto death θανάτῳ thanatō unto death θάνατος (thanatos) noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto death”, the to- or for-form G2288 death, physical or spiritual. unto death ἀλλὰ alla but ἀλλὰ alla but ἀλλά conjunction — “but” G235 but, except, however. This verse uses “but”. but ὁ ho the ὁ ho the ὁ article, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. θεὸς theos God θεὸς theos God θεός noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject form G2316 (a) God, (b) a god, generally. This verse uses “God”. God ἠλέησεν ēleēsen had mercy ἠλέησεν ēleēsen had mercy ἐλεάω (eleaō) verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had mercy”, a single action G1653 I pity, have mercy on. had mercy αὐτόν, auton on him αὐτόν auton on him αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “on him”, the object form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. on him οὐκ ouk not οὐκ ouk not οὐ (ou) adverb — “not” G3756 no, not. not αὐτὸν auton on him αὐτὸν auton on him αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “on him”, the object form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. on him δὲ de but δὲ de but δέ conjunction — “but” G1161 a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. This verse uses “but”. μόνον monon alone μόνον monon alone μόνος (monos) adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “alone”, the object form G3441 only, solitary, desolate. ἀλλὰ alla but ἀλλὰ alla but ἀλλά conjunction — “but” G235 but, except, however. This verse uses “but”. but καὶ kai also καὶ kai also καί adverb — “also” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “also”. also ἐμέ, eme I ἐμέ eme I ἐγώ (egō) personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object form G1473 I, the first-person pronoun. ἵνα hina lest ἵνα hina lest ἵνα conjunction — “lest” G2443 in order that, so that. lest μὴ mē not μὴ mē not μή adverb — “not” G3361 not, lest. This verse uses “not”. λύπην lupēn sorrow λύπην lupēn sorrow λύπη (lupē) noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sorrow”, the object form G3077 pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. sorrow ἐπὶ epi upon ἐπὶ epi upon ἐπί preposition — “upon” G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at. upon λύπην lupēn sorrow λύπην lupēn sorrow λύπη (lupē) noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sorrow”, the object form G3077 pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. sorrow σχῶ. schō to have σχῶ schō to have ἔχω (echō) Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms. verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to have”, a single action G2192 I have, hold, possess. This verse uses “have”. Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
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.
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American Standard Version (1901) for indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Young’s Literal Translation 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.
World English Bible For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
Darby Translation for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Douay-Rheims For indeed he was sick, nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him; and not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
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