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Philippians 4:3

And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Yes” (ναὶ) before I ask here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ναὶnaiAndναίparticle — “And”G3483yes, certainly, even so.AndἐρωτῶerōtōI intreatἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I intreat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.I intreatκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoσέseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.γνήσιεgnēsietrueγνήσιος (gnēsios)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “true”, the calling formG1103(lit: born in wedlock), hence: real, true, genuine; with definite article: the true, genuine element.This verse uses “true”.trueσύζυγεsuzugeyokefellowσύζυγος (suzugos)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “yokefellow”, the calling formG4805a yoke-fellow, colleague.yokefellowσυλλαμβάνουsullambanouhelpσυλλαμβάνω (sullambanō)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “help”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4815I seize, apprehend, assist, conceive, become pregnant.helpαὐταῖςautaisthose womenαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “those women”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.those womenαἵτινεςhaitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōgospelεὐαγγέλιον (euangelion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the to- or for-formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).the gospelσυνήθλησάνsunēthlēsanto contendσυναθλέω (sunathleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to contend”, a single actionG4866I compete together with others, cooperate vigorously with.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withκαὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoΚλήμεντοςklēmentosClementΚλήμης (klēmēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Clement”, the of-formG2815Clement, a fellow-worker of Paul in Rome.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λοιπῶνloipōnwith otherλοιπός (loipos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “with other”, the of-formG3062left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others.with otherσυνεργῶνsunergōnfellowlabourersσυνεργός (sunergos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “fellowlabourers”, the of-formG4904a fellow worker, associate, helper.fellowlabourersμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὧνhōnwhoseὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “whose”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whoseτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματαonomatanamesὄνομα (onoma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “names”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.namesἐνenare inἐνpreposition — “are in”G1722in, on, among.are inβίβλῳbiblōbookβίβλος (biblos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “book”, the to- or for-formG976a written book, roll, or volume, sometimes with a sacred connotation.the bookζωῆςzōēsof lifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.of life

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names [are] in the book of life.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Yes, I beg you also, true partner, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Darby Translation

yea, I ask thee also, true yokefellow, assist them, who have contended along with me in the glad tidings, with Clement also, and my other fellow-labourers, whose names [are] in [the] book of life.

Douay-Rheims

And I entreat thee also, my sincere companion, help those women who have laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement and the rest of my fellow labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

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