Philippians 2:1 – Greek Text

Εἴ τις οὖν παράκλησις ἐν Χριστῷ, εἴ τι παραμύθιον ἀγάπης, εἴ τις κοινωνία πνεύματος, εἴ τις σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• Εἴ – if
• τις – anyone/any
• οὖν – therefore
• παράκλησις – encouragement/comfort
• ἐν – in
• Χριστῷ – Christ
• εἴ – if
• τι – any/anything
• παραμύθιον – comfort/consolation
• ἀγάπης – of love
• εἴ – if
• τις – anyone/any
• κοινωνία – fellowship/participation
• πνεύματος – of spirit
• εἴ – if
• τις – anyone/any
• σπλάγχνα – affections/compassions/bowels
• καὶ – and
• οἰκτιρμοί – mercies/compassions

Verse Meaning in English

If there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any fellowship of the Spirit, any affection and compassion…

Philippians 2:2 – Greek Text

πληρώσατέ μου τὴν χαρὰν ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ φρονῆτε, τὴν αὐτὴν ἀγάπην ἔχοντες, σύμψυχοι, τὸ ἓν φρονοῦντες,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• πληρώσατε – make full/complete
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 2nd
  • Number: Plural
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Imperative
  • Lexical form: πληρόω
• μου – my [of me]
• τὴν – the (fem acc sg article)
• χαρὰν – joy
• ἵνα – so that
• τὸ – the (neut acc sg article)
• αὐτὸ – same
• φρονῆτε – you think [mind]
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 2nd
  • Number: Plural
  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Subjunctive
  • Lexical form: φρονέω
• τὴν – the
• αὐτὴν – same
• ἀγάπην – love
• ἔχοντες – having
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Participle, Nom. Pl. Masc.
  • Lexical form: ἔχω
• σύμψυχοι – united in spirit/one in soul
• τὸ – the
• ἓν – one
• φρονοῦντες – thinking
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Participle, Nom. Pl. Masc.
  • Lexical form: φρονέω

Verse Meaning in English

Make my joy complete by having the same mind, the same love, united in soul, thinking as one.

Philippians 2:3 – Greek Text

μηδὲν κατ’ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν, ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• μηδὲν – nothing
• κατ’ – according to
• ἐριθείαν – selfish ambition
• μηδὲ – nor
• κατὰ – according to
• κενοδοξίαν – vain conceit
• ἀλλὰ – but
• τῇ – in the (dative feminine sg)
• ταπεινοφροσύνῃ – humility
• ἀλλήλους – one another
• ἡγούμενοι – regarding (considering)
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Middle/Passive (deponent)
  • Participle, Nom. Pl. Masc.
  • Lexical form: ἡγέομαι
• ὑπερέχοντας – as above/superior
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Participle, Acc. Pl. Masc.
  • Lexical form: ὑπερέχω
• ἑαυτῶν – than yourselves

Verse Meaning in English

Do nothing from selfishness or vain conceit, but with humility consider others as better than yourselves.

Philippians 2:4 – Greek Text

μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστοι σκοποῦντες, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• μὴ – not
• τὰ – the (things)
• ἑαυτῶν – of yourselves
• ἕκαστοι – each
• σκοποῦντες – looking to (considering)
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Participle, Nom. Pl. Masc.
  • Lexical form: σκοπέω
• ἀλλὰ – but
• καὶ – also
• τὰ – the (things)
• ἑτέρων – of others
• ἕκαστοι – each

Verse Meaning in English

Let each of you look not only to your own interests, but also to those of others.

Philippians 2:5 – Greek Text

τοῦτο φρονεῖτε ἐν ὑμῖν ὃ καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• τοῦτο – this
• φρονεῖτε – have this mind/thought
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 2nd
  • Number: Plural
  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Imperative
  • Lexical form: φρονέω
• ἐν – in
• ὑμῖν – among you/in you
• ὃ – which
• καὶ – also
• ἐν – in
• Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ – Christ Jesus

Verse Meaning in English

Have this mindset among yourselves, which is also in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:6 – Greek Text

ὃς ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ ὑπάρχων οὐχ ἁρπαγμὸν ἡγήσατο τὸ εἶναι ἴσα θεῷ,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• ὃς – who
• ἐν – in
• μορφῇ – form
• θεοῦ – of God
• ὑπάρχων – being/existing
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Participle, Nom. Sg. Masc.
  • Lexical form: ὑπάρχω
• οὐχ – not
• ἁρπαγμὸν – something to be grasped
• ἡγήσατο – he considered
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 3rd
  • Number: Singular
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Middle
  • Mood: Indicative
  • Lexical form: ἡγέομαι
• τὸ – the (to be)
• εἶναι – being
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Present
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Infinitive
  • Lexical form: εἰμί
• ἴσα – equal
• θεῷ – to God

Verse Meaning in English

who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

Philippians 2:7 – Greek Text

ἀλλὰ ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν, μορφὴν δούλου λαβών, ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος· καὶ σχήματι εὑρεθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• ἀλλὰ – but
• ἑαυτὸν – himself
• ἐκένωσεν – (he) emptied
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 3rd
  • Number: Singular
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Indicative
  • Lexical form: κενόω
• μορφὴν – form
• δούλου – of a servant/slave
• λαβών – having taken
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Active
  • Participle, Nom. Sg. Masc.
  • Lexical form: λαμβάνω
• ἐν – in
• ὁμοιώματι – likeness
• ἀνθρώπων – of men
• γενόμενος – having become
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Middle
  • Participle, Nom. Sg. Masc.
  • Lexical form: γίνομαι
• καὶ – and
• σχήματι – in appearance
• εὑρεθεὶς – having been found
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Passive
  • Participle, Nom. Sg. Masc.
  • Lexical form: εὑρίσκω
• ὡς – as
• ἄνθρωπος – a man

Verse Meaning in English

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men; and being found in appearance as a man,

Philippians 2:8 – Greek Text

ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτὸν γενόμενος ὑπήκοος μέχρι θανάτου, θανάτου δὲ σταυροῦ.

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• ἐταπείνωσεν – he humbled
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 3rd
  • Number: Singular
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Indicative
  • Lexical form: ταπεινόω
• ἑαυτὸν – himself
• γενόμενος – having become
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Middle
  • Participle, Nom. Sg. Masc.
  • Lexical form: γίνομαι
• ὑπήκοος – obedient
• μέχρι – until
• θανάτου – (of) death
• θανάτου – death
• δὲ – but
• σταυροῦ – of a cross

Verse Meaning in English

He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:9 – Greek Text

διὸ καὶ ὁ θεὸς αὐτὸν ὑπερύψωσεν, καὶ ἐχαρίσατο αὐτῷ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• διὸ – therefore
• καὶ – also
• ὁ θεὸς – God
• αὐτὸν – him
• ὑπερύψωσεν – he highly exalted
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 3rd
  • Number: Singular
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Indicative
  • Lexical form: ὑπερυψόω
• καὶ – and
• ἐχαρίσατο – he gave/granted
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 3rd
  • Number: Singular
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Middle
  • Mood: Indicative
  • Lexical form: χαρίζομαι
• αὐτῷ – to him
• τὸ ὄνομα – the name
• τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα – above every name

Verse Meaning in English

Therefore God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name above every name,

Philippians 2:10 – Greek Text

ἵνα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ πᾶν γόνυ κάμψῃ ἐπουρανίων καὶ ἐπιγείων καὶ καταχθονίων,

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• ἵνα – so that
• ἐν – at/in
• τῷ ὀνόματι – the name
• Ἰησοῦ – of Jesus
• πᾶν – every
• γόνυ – knee
• κάμψῃ – should bend
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 3rd
  • Number: Singular
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Active
  • Mood: Subjunctive
  • Lexical form: κάμπτω
• ἐπουρανίων – of heavenly ones (in heaven)
• καὶ – and
• ἐπιγείων – of earthly ones (on earth)
• καὶ – and
• καταχθονίων – of those under the earth

Verse Meaning in English

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, on earth and under the earth,

Philippians 2:11 – Greek Text

καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσηται ὅτι κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ πατρός.

Word-by-Word Translation & Verb Parsing

• καὶ – and
• πᾶσα – every (all)
• γλῶσσα – tongue
• ἐξομολογήσηται – should confess
  
  Verb Parsing

  • Person: 3rd
  • Number: Singular
  • Tense: Aorist
  • Voice: Middle
  • Mood: Subjunctive
  • Lexical form: ἐξομολογέω
• ὅτι – that
• κύριος – Lord
• Ἰησοῦς – Jesus
• Χριστὸς – Christ
• εἰς – to/for
• δόξαν – glory
• θεοῦ – of God
• πατρός – Father

Verse Meaning in English

and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.