The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
δεόμενοςdeomenosbindδέω (déō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1189 (δέομαι, beg).Making requestεἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.πωςpōsif by any meansπώςadverb — “if by any means”G4458howif by any meansἤδηēdēnowἤδηadverb — “now”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “now”.nowποτὲpoteat lengthποτέadverb — “at length”G4218at one time or other, at some time, formerly.at lengthεὐοδωθήσομαιeuodōthēsomaiI might have a prosperous journeyεὐοδόομαι (euodoomai)verb, future passive indicative, 1st person singular — “I might have a prosperous journey”, an action still aheadG2137I cause to prosper, pass: I have a happy (successful) journey, hence: I prosper.I might have a prosperous journeyἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θελήματιthelēmatiwillθέλημα (thelēma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “will”, the to- or for-formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.the willτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.to comeπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.you
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,
Compare Public-Domain Translations
The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.
American Standard Version (1901)
making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.
Young’s Literal Translation
always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,
World English Bible
requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
Darby Translation
always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
Douay-Rheims
Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.
Other Translations and Links
These open on the other site. This page stays the King James Version.
The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
Copied
Analytics Cookies
With your permission, Apologetics Wiki uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read.
The site works the same if you decline. Privacy Policy