Philemon 1:6

Phm 1:6  That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Phm 1:6  ThatG3704 theG3588 communicationG2842 of thyG4675 faithG4102 may becomeG1096 effectualG1756 byG1722 the acknowledgingG1922 of everyG3956 good thingG18 whichG3588 is inG1722 youG5213 inG1519 ChristG5547 Jesus.G2424

That - G3704 - From G3739 and G4459; what (-ever) how, that is, in the manner that (as adverb or conjugation of coincidence, intentional or actual).

• G3739 - Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
• G4459 - Adverb from the base of G4226; an interrogitive particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!

the - G3588 - The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).

communication - G2842 - From G2844; partnership, that is, (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction.

• G2844 - From G2839; a sharer, that is, associate,
• G2839 - Probably from G4862; common, that is, (literally) shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane.
• G4862 - A primary preposition denoting union; with or together (but much closer than G3326 or G3844), that is, by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.

of thy - G4675 - Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.

• G4771 - The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

faith - G4102 - From G3982; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself.

• G3982 - A primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty).

may become - G1096 - A prolonged and middle form of a primary verb; to cause to be (“gen” -erate), that is, (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literally, figuratively, intensively, etc.

effectual - G1756 - From G1722 and G2041; active, operative.

• G1722 - A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), that is, a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); “in”, at, (up-) on, by, etc.
• G2041 - From ἔργω ergō (a primary but obsolete word; to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act.

by - G1722 -A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), that is, a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); “in”, at, (up-) on, by, etc.

the acknowledging - G1922 - From G1921; recognition, that is, (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement.

• G1921 - From G1909 and G1097; to know upon some mark, that is, recognise; by implication to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge.
• G1909 - A primary preposition properly meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution [with the genitive case], that is, over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
• G1097 - A prolonged form of a primary verb; to “know” (absolutely), in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as shown at left, with others not thus clearly expressed).

of every - G3956 - Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

good thing - G18 - A primary word; “good” (in any sense, often as noun).

which - G3588 - see above.

is in - G1722 - A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), that is, a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); “in”, at, (up-) on, by, etc.

you - G5213 - Irregular dative case of G5210; to (with or by) you.

• G5210 - Irregular plural of G4771; you (as subject of verb).
• G4771 - The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

in - G1519 - A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases.

Christ - G5547 - From G5548; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

• G5548 - Probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, that is, (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service.
• G5530 - Middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, “graze” [touch slightly], light upon, etc.), that is, (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner.

Jesus - G2424 - Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites.

• H3091 - From H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (that is, Joshua), the Jewish leader.
• H3068 - From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
• H3467 - A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor.

Expanded Definition:

communication - koinōnia - G2842 - koinonias fem. noun from koinoneo (2841), to share in. Fellowship with, participation.

(I) Participation, communion, fellowship (Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 1:9; 10:16; 2 Cor. 6:14; 8:4; 13:14; Gal 2:9, "right hands of fellowship," the pledge of communion; Eph. 3:9 [TR]; Phil 1:5, "your fellowship in the gospel," accession to it: 2:1; 3:10; Phile 1:6; 1 John 1:3, 6, 7).

Php 2:1  If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 

Php 3:10  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 

1Jn 1:3  That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 

1Jn 1:6  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 

1Jn 1:7  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Mary Idolatry

It is sad that many are deceived by the heretical teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. No where is this claptrap substantiated in Scripture.

Mary Idolatry:

"Just as Mary cannot be understood apart from her Son, the journey of the Church cannot be understood apart from Mary. For the Virgin Mary is, by her fait, the first Christian and the first disciple. Further, she is the spiritual mother of all the children of God, given us by our Savior from the Roman cross: "when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son.' Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother.' And from that hour the disciple took her into his home" (John 19:26-27)."

First Christian?  First disciple?  Where is the Scriptural substantiation for those statements?  We have no idea who the first Christian is...especially if one holds to the doctrine of election.  God has been electing HIS saints since the fall of Adam and Eve!

Christian - the first usage of the word:

Act_11:26  And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. 

Christians - G5546 - From G5547; a Christian, that is, follower of Christ.

• G5547 - From G5548; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.
• G5548 - Probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, that is, (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service.
• G5530 - Middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, “graze” [touch slightly], light upon, etc.), that is, (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner.

Using just the basic definition of Christian - a follower of Christ, would mean that the Old Testament saints could be classified as such.  Perhaps Adam was the first Christian?

"Mary is the Mediatrix of all graces: that is why the grace of conversion will come through her."

Grace of conversion through Mary?  Where is that in the Word of God?  NO WHERE! This is idolatry.

"From Mary, all grace overflows into us. She is the Mediatrix of All Graces. Nothing comes from God to us except through Mary. Nothing goes from us to God except through her. Saint Bernardine of Siena says, 'All the gifts and graces that we receive from God are given by Mary, to whom, when, and as she pleases.' Saint Louis Marie de Montfort says that no one gets into Heaven without venerating the Blessed Virgin Mary."

All the gifts received from God are given by Mary? No one gets into heaven without venerating her?  Scripture?  None.

It behooves us to remember that Mary, while the mother of Christ, is not to be put on a pedestal.  No where did Christ Jesus, the Messiah, EVER elevate her above anyone else.

He rebuked her several times:

Luk 2:49  And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? 

Joh 2:4  Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

Mat_12:48  But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 

Oh Father, open blind eyes and deaf ears to hear the truth of Your Word. Let the fallacies and heretical teachings of denominations fall and be exposed.  Raise up people to pray and intercede for those who are lost an dying.  Please increase Your laborers into the harvest.

Quotes were taken from catholic.org

Philemon 1:5

Phm 1:5  Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

Phm 1:5  HearingG191 of thyG4675 loveG26 andG2532 faith,G4102 whichG3739 thou hastG2192 towardG4314 theG3588 LordG2962 Jesus,G2424 andG2532 towardG1519 allG3956 saints;G40

Hearing - G191 - A primary verb; to hear (in various senses).

of thy - G4675 - Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.

• G4771 - The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

love - G26  - From G25; love, that is, affection or benevolence; specifically (plural) a love feast.

• G25 - Perhaps from ἄγαν agan (much; or compare [H5689]); to love (in a social or moral sense).
• H5689 - A primitive root; to breathe after, that is, to love (sensually).

and - G2532 - Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.

faith - G4102 - From G3982; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself.

• G3982 - A primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty).

which - G3739 - Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.

• G3588 - The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).

thou hast - G2192 - A primary verb (including an alternate form σχέω scheō skheh'-o used in certain tenses only); to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession, ability, contiguity, relation or condition).

toward -G4314 - A strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, that is, toward (with the genitive case the side of, that is, pertaining to; with the dative case by the side of, that is, near to; usually with the accusative case the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, that is, whither or for which it is predicated).

• G4253 - A primary preposition; “fore”, that is, in front of, prior (figuratively superior) to. In compounds it retains the same significations.

the - G3588 - The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).

Lord - G2962 - From κῦρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, that is, (as noun) controller; by implication Mr. (as a respectful title).

Jesus - G2424 -Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites.

• H3091 - From H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (that is, Joshua), the Jewish leader.
• H3068 - From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
• H1961 - A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
• H1933 - A primitive root (compare H183, H1961) supposed to mean properly to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence).
• H3467 - A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor.

and - G2532 - see above

toward - G1519  - A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases.

all - G3956 - Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

saints - G40 - From ἅγος hagos (an awful thing) compare G53, [H2282]; sacred (physically pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially consecrated).

• G53 - From the same as G40; properly clean, that is, (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect.
• H2282 - A festival, or a victim therefor.

I thought it interesting that the word toward is in this verse twice, but is a different Greek word. Exploring a tad further.


Expanded (using the Complete Word Study Dictionary - New Testament)


toward - pros - 4314 -  (III) With the acc., marking the object toward or to which something moves or is directed.

• (A) Of place, thing, or person meaning toward, to, unto, as if in answer to the question, "Whither?" With the acc. of place, thing, person:
• (3) - Figuratively after verbs and words implying direction of the mind or will, an affection or disposition meaning toward someone.
• (a) Favorable, implying good will, confidence (2 Cor 3:4; 7:4, 12; Gal 6:10; Eph 6:9; Phil 2:30; Col 4:5; 1 Thess 1:8; 4:12; 5:14; 2 Tim 2:24; Titus 3:2; Phile 1:5).

*toward - eis - 1519 - Prep. governing the acc. with the primary idea of motion into any place or thing; also of motion or direction to, toward or upon any place, thing. The antithesis is expressed by ek (1537), out of.


*This definition had 2.5 pages, and no reference to my verse (to help me narrow it down), so I am taking the broad context.

Complementarian or Evangelical Feminism?

Book Review:  Men and Women Equal Yet Different - Alexander Strauch

A brief study of the Biblical passages on gender.  Opens with a statement of purpose:

One of the most significant changes in human history has occurred during the past forty years. It is the gender revolution. In the words of historian William Manchester, "the erasure of distinctions between the sexes is not only the most striking issue of our time, it may be the most profound the race has ever confronted."

Like the rest of society, Christianity has been permanently affected by this change.  According to a leading Time magazine article entitled "The Second Reformation," religious feminists "believe they are caught up in one of Christendom's great and historic transformations." In reality, the gender transformation taking place within the worldwide Christian community is not a sign of a "second reformation" (the first being Martin Luther's back-to-the-Bible, sixteenth-century reformation) but of a radical departure from biblical, apostolic Christianity.

Among Bible-believing Christians, the gender revolution has spawned intense, emotional controversy over what the Bible says about the roles of men and women. There are two major viewpoints in this debate. One is the evangelical feminist view (or egalitarian view); the other is the complementarian view, which is the non-feminist view.

The purpose of this book is to state and defend the complementarian viewpoint.  Written in outline form, the book presents biblical evidence that Jesus Christ taught that men and women are equal yet different. It introduces the key terms, arguments, and the most recent research related to the complementarian position. Thus is also provides an easy-to-read summary of all the key Scripture passages commonly used in the gender debate.

Ninety percent of this book consists of Scripture exposition. I emphasize the Scriptures because the answer to this debate is found in God's Word, not in books on sociology or anthropology.  Furthermore, "no factor is more influential in shaping a [Christian's] moral and social behavior than regular Bible reading." Yet biblical illiteracy abounds in alarming proportions among Christians today, and one well-known authority predicts an even greater decline in Bible reading. As the voices of postmodern secular society grown louder and more appealing, it is essential that Christians hear clearly the voice of God through the Word of God in order to counteract secular society's pervasive influence.

I sincerely pray that you will find the careful exposition of Holy Scripture to be the most rewarding part of this book. The study of God's Word should always be exciting for a Christian. Our Lord loved the Word of God and quoted it with full authority when He faced trials and controversy. As one biblical scholar says of Jesus, our Lord.

"We can say with all reverence that Jesus Christ was practically saturated with the Scriptures...One tenth of His words wee taken from the Old Testament. In the Four Gospels 180 of 1800 verses which report His discourses are either quotations of the written revelation or else direct allusions to it. If we are criticized for constantly quoting Scripture texts, what can be said of Christ, who had them constantly at the tip of His tongue?

This book is written for people who are unfamiliar with the biblical passages on gender and probably will not read a lengthy technical book on the subject (of which there are a bewildering number of choices). It is especially suitable for high school- and college-age young people. It is also an excellent resource for anyone who wants an overview of all the key biblical passages related to the gender debate from the complementarian position.

As to the spiritual identity of my readers, I take for granted that they accept the lordship of Jesus Christ over their lives and believe the Bible to be the written Word of God and the Christian's divine, unerring authority for doctrine and life. As the Bible says of itself,

All Scripture is inspired by God [literally, God-breathed] and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work (2 Tim. 3:16, 17).

I felt that it was important to share that...it is vital for our families that we have a clear, Biblical understanding of how Father intended the marriage relationship to function. I am going to list the chapter titles and sub-chapter headings.

• Understanding the Controversy
• Complementarian View
• Evangelical Feminist View
• Jesus Christ and Gender Discrimination
• A Plea
• 
  
• I. Jesus Christ Appealed To The Creation Account
• A. Genesis 1: Created Equal in God's Image
• 1. God created the human race male and female.
• 2. God created both the man and the woman in His image.
• 3. God commanded both the man and the woman to multiply and rule the earth.
• 4. God name the human race "man."
• B. Genesis 2: Created Equal and Different
• 1. God made Adam the central character.
• 2. God created Adam first.
• 3. God formed the woman out of the man.
• 4. God created the woman for the man.
• 5. God gave the man the right to name the woman.
• 6. God created the man and woman equal in nature.
• C. Genesis 3: The Fall and the Battle of the Sexes
• 1. Eve's deception.
• 2. Eve's penalty.
• 3. Adam's penalty.
• 
  
• II. Jesus Christ Appointed Male Leadership for His Church
• A. Jesus Had to Be a Man
• B. Jesus Appointed Twelve Male Apostles
• 1. Jesus was fearless.
• 2. Jesus was a non-traditionalist.
• 3. Jesus didn't fail women.
• 
  
• III. Through His Apostles, Jesus Christ Gave Instruction on Marriage
• A. 1 Peter 3:1-7: Submission and Understanding
• 1. Peter instructs Christian wives to submit to their husbands.
• a. The meaning of submission (hypotasso)
• b. The inner beauty of a submissive spirit
• c. Limits on submission
• 2. Peter supports submission with the Old Testament Scriptures.
• 3. Peter instructs Christian husbands to understand and honor their wives.
• a. Be an understanding husband
• b. Show honor to your wife
• (1) Weaker vessel.
• (2) Equals in spiritual life.
• (3) Divine discipline.
• B. Ephesians 5:21-33; Submission, Loving Headship, and a One-Flesh Union
• 1. Paul instructs wives to submit to their husbands.
• a. Submit as to the Lord
• b. A profound theological reason for submission
• (1) The husband is the head.
• (2) The husband's headship is based on Christ's headship.
• c. The wife's submission is based on the Church's submission
• 2. Paul instructs husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the Church.
• a. Loving one's wife as Christ loves the Church
• b. Loving one's wife as one's own body
• (1) Husband and wife are one body, one flesh, one person.
• (2) Christ and His people are one Body.
• (3) A great mystery.
• C. Colossians 3:18, 19: Submission and Love
• D. 1 Corinthians 7:1-40: Divorce, Singleness, and Marital Obligations
• E. Titus 2:3-5: Teaching Younger Wives Love and Submission.
• 1. Love your husband.
• 2. Love your children.
• 3. Be a diligent homemaker.
• 4. Be submissive to your husband.
• F. 1 Timothy 3:4,5, 12: Men as Good Family Leaders
• 
  
• IV. Through His Apostles, Jesus Christ Taught Gender Equality and Role Differences in the Christian Community
• A. 1 Timothy 2:8-15: Submission and Leadership in the Church Family
• 1. Men's prayers.
• 2. Women's dress.
• 3. Women's submission.
• a. Learning
• b. Teaching
• c. Exercising authority
• d. Biblical reasons
• (1) Adam was created first.
• (2) Adam was not deceived, Eve was.
• B. 1 Corinthians 14:33b-40: Submission in the Church Meetings
• 1. The Law and Christianity agree on submission.
• 2. Universal church practice agrees with submission.
• C. 1 Corinthians 11:2-16: Headship, Submission and Glory
• 1. Three headship-subordination relationships.
• a. Christ/Man
• b. Man/Woman
• c. God/Christ
• 2. The original order of creation.
• a. Man is the image and glory of God
• b. Woman is the glory of the man
• (1) Woman from the man.
• (2) Woman for the man.
• (c) The interdependence of man and woman
• D. Romans 16:1-16; Acts 16:14, 15, 18:24-26; Philippians 4:2, 3; 1 Timothy 3:11: Ministering Women
• 1. Romans 16:1-16.
• a. Phoebe
• b. Prisca (Priscilla)
• c. Mary
• d. Junias
• e. Tryphaena, Tryphosa, Persis, Rufus's mother
• 2. Acts 16:14, 15; Philippians 4:2, 3: Lydia, Euodia, and Syntyche.
• 3. Acts 18:24-26: Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos.
• 4. First Timothy 3:11: Women as deacons.
• E. Galatians 3:28: Oneness with Christ
• 1. The Meaning of Galatians 3:28.
• 2. The Misuse of Galatians 3:28.
• 3. The Implications of Galatians 3:28.
• 
  
• V. Jesus Christ and His Apostles Spoke Plainly
• A. We Allow Jesus to Speak and Act for Himself
• B. We Allow the Whole of Scripture to Speak for Itself
• C. We Allow the Plain Sense of Scripture to Speak for Itself
• D. We Allow the Core Passages to Speak for Themselves
• 
  
• VI. Take Courage and Stand Strong In Your Faith

Being raised in a society pulsating with feminist ideology makes for an intriguing path in understanding and embracing God's design for male and female.  While not easy, it is an obtainable goal.

A few quotes from the book:

Alexander Strauch:  "...in Ephesians 5, the husband is commanded to love his wife --not to rule her, boss her, control her, break her, or enslave her." 

He quoted Mary Kassian:

"Teaching on marital roles has often been lopsided.  Many preach on woman's submission without allotting equal time to man's corresponding responsibilities. This is a source of endless frustration to women. They constantly hear how they are to submit, yet they seldom hear that this is tempered by the husband's responsibility to love.

As a result, some women have rebelled against biblical teaching. As well, the overemphasis on the woman's role has led men to believe that it is their duty as spiritual leaders to help their wives learn submission. This belief fosters a harsh, domineering, and chauvinistic attitude that makes it even more difficult for women to fulfill their role.  Much bitterness and rebellion could be avoided if the emphasis on marital roles were correctly placed on the male role of loving leadership rather than on the female role of submission."

May God grant male and female to embrace His design, to walk in His love and mercy, obedience and submission to His calling and equipping us.  May we reclaim that which God has given us and boldly encourage others to do the same.

Obedience or Disobedience to Government?

John MacArthur's article, Christian Duty in A Pagan Culture is thought provoking.

While this article:  Romans 13 and the American Revolution - The Founding Fathers Believed Government was of God and UnGodly Tyranny Must be Resisted

Has a HUGE amount of links to read, none of which I have read, yet.  It behooves those who are living in the United States to really read and understand our history.

Philemon 1:4

Phm 1:4  I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

Phm 1:4  I thankG2168 myG3450 God,G2316 makingG4160 mentionG3417 of theeG4675 alwaysG3842 inG1909 myG3450 prayers,G4335

thank - G2168 - From G2170; to be grateful, that is, (actually) to express gratitude (towards); specifically to say grace at a meal.

• G2170 - From G2095 and a derivative of G5483; well favored, that is, (by implication) grateful.
• G2095 - Neuter of a primary word εὖς eus (good); (adverbially) well.
• G5483 - Middle voice from G5485; to grant as a favor, that is, gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue.

my - G3450 - The simpler from of G1700; of me.

• G1700 - A prolonged form of G3449; of me.
• G3449 - From the base of G3425; toil, that is, (by implication) sadness.
• G3425 - Adverb from a primary word μόγος mogos (toil); with difficulty.

God - G2316 - Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very:

making - G4160 - Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct).

mention - G3417- From G3415 or G3403; recollection; by implication recital.

• G3415- Middle voice of a derivative of G3306 or perhaps of the base of G3145 (through the idea of fixture in the mind or of mental grasp); to bear in mind, that is, recollect; by implication to reward or punish.
• G3306 - A primary verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy).
• G3145 - From a primary word μάσσω massō (to handle or squeeze); to chew.
• G3403 - A prolonged form of G3415 (from which some of the tenses are borrowed); to remind, that is, (middle voice) to recall to mind.

of thee - G4675 - Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.

• G4771 - The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

always - G3842 - From G3956 and G3753; every when, that is, at all times.

• G3956 - Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.
• G3753 - From G3739 and G5037; at which (thing) too, that is, when.
• G3739 - Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
• G5037 - A primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly as a correlation of G2532).

in - G1909 -  A primary preposition properly meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution [with the genitive case], that is, over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.

my - G3450 - see above

prayers - G4335 - From G4336; prayer (worship); by implication an oratory (chapel).

• G4336 - From G4314 and G2172; to pray to God, that is, supplicate, worship.
• G4314 - A strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, that is, toward (with the genitive case the side of, that is, pertaining to; with the dative case by the side of, that is, near to; usually with the accusative case the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, that is, whither or for which it is predicated).
• G2172 - Middle voice of a primary verb; to wish; by implication to pray to God.

Expanded definition:  mention - mneia (G3417) - gen. mneias, fem. noun from mnaomai (3415) to recollect. Recollection, remembrance (Phil 1:3; 1 Thess 3:6; 2 Tim 1:3). To have remembrance, meaning to bear in mind, make mention of (Rom 1:9; Eph 1:16; 1 Thess 1:2; Phil 1:4; Sept.Job 1:13; Ps. 111:4; Is 26:8).


Syn: enthumesis (1761), deliberation, thoughtful remembering; mneme (3420), remembrance.


Ant. lethe (3024), forgetfulness; epilesmone (1953), forgetfulness characterized by moral irresponsibility.


I decided to review the verses which use the same word in a similar context.


Rom 1:9  For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

Eph 1:16  Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

1Th 1:2  We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Father help us to pray with the same fervency as our brother.  Guide and direct us as we petition Thy throne of Grace.  Father, increase Thy laborers into the harvest, sustain those already plowing in hope.  Multiply Your seed and harvest upon this earth.

Views of Salvation

Summary of Views

~~~Supralapsarianism~~~ 

Elect some, reprobate rest

Create

Permit Fall

Provide salvation for elect

Call elect to salvation

~~~Infralapsarianism~~~

Create

Permit Fall

Elect some, pass over the rest

Provide salvation for elect

Call elect to salvation

~~~Amyraldism~~~

Create

Permit Fall

Provide salvation sufficient for all

Elect some, pass over rest

Call elect to salvation

~~~Arminianism~~~

Create

Permit Fall

Provide salvation for all

Call all to salvation

Elect those who believe

Philemon 1:3

Phm 1:3  Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Phm 1:3  GraceG5485 to you,G5213 andG2532 peace,G1515 fromG575 GodG2316 ourG2257 FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 Christ.G5547 

grace - G5485 - From G5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude).

• G5463 - A primary verb; to be full of “cheer”, that is, calmly happy or well off; impersonal especially as a salutation (on meeting or parting), be well.

you - G5213 - Irregular dative case of G5210; to (with or by) you.

• G5210 - Irregular plural of G4771; you (as subject of verb).
• The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

(You'd think after looking up a word several times, I should be able to whip out the definition, repetition, repetition.)

and - G2532 -Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.

peace - G1515 - Probably from a primary verb εἴρω eirō (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication prosperity.

from - G575 - A primary particle; “off”, that is, away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literally or figuratively).

God - G2316 - Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.

our - G2257 - Genitive plural of G1473; of (or from) us.

• G1473 - A primary pronoun of the first person, “I” (only expressed when emphatic).

Father - G3962 - Apparently a primary word; a “father” (literally or figuratively, near or more remote.

Lord - G2962 - From κῦρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, that is, (as noun) controller; by implication Mr. (as a respectful title).

Jesus - G2424 - Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites.

Christ.- G5547 - From G5548; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

• G5548 - Probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, that is, (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service.
• G5530 - Middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, “graze” [touch slightly], light upon, etc.), that is, (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner.

Expanded Definition:  grace - charis (G5485) - Grace, particularly that which causes joy, pleasure, gratification, favor, acceptance, for a kindness granted or desired, a benefit, thanks, gratitude.  A favor done without expectation of return; the absolutely free expression of the loving kindness of God to men finding its ONLY MOTIVE in the bounty and benevolence of the Giver; the unearned and unmerited favor.  Charis stands in direct antithesis to erga (2041), works, the two being mutually exclusive.  God's grace affects men's sinfulness and not only forgives the repentant sinner, but brings joy and thankfulness to him. It changes the individual to a new creature without destroying his individuality.

Antonym - judgment, condemnation, adverse sentence, punishment.

Catholic Tradition

CATHOLIC TRADITION - Call priests father, e.g., Father McKinley.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - 

Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

* * * *

CATHOLIC TRADITION - Forbidding the priesthood to marry.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS -

1) It is a doctrine of devils to forbid God's people to marry.

1 Timothy
4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

2) Peter was married (remember the pope is supposedly continuing the apostolic line through Peter).

Matthew
8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

Mark
1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.

Luke
4:38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

3) Paul, a great apostle, remained single; however he made it very clear that he could marry if he wanted to.

1 Corinthians
9:5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

* * * *

CATHOLIC TRADITION - Mary never had other children after the Lord Jesus. She remained a perpetual virgin.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - After Mary delivered our precious Lord Jesus Christ into the world Joseph did know his wife. Joseph and Mary indeed had children together, plenty of them. They were the Lord's half brothers and sisters for their father was Joseph and mother was Mary.

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Christ-Mass Is It Scriptural?

I had been sent to Sunday School as a young child up until about the 3rd grade.  Then my family took up with the Jehovah's Witnesses (egads!) who said that all the holidays were pagan.  Imagine that!

Needless to say, I was quite distressed to learn that I had been lied to!  December 25th was not the birth of Christ Jesus?

As I grew into adulthood, I *celebrated* the *holidays* not for any particular religious reasons, simply for the shear fun and idolatry.  I enjoyed the music, the mood, the secrets, the gifts.

When Father caused me to be born again, I wanted to know what the *holidays* were about, where they came from, and more importantly, what did HE say about them and how did HE want them done.

No where in Scripture could I find any definitive date, nor instruction on celebrating Jesus' birth.  I was shocked!  What?!?! Nor any of the other *holidays* that are commonly thought of as *Christian*.

I have been studying this topic since becoming a Christian (1990).  I have to confess that originally my mission was to discover what *holidays* were outlined in Scripture, how they were celebrated and then *perform* to the standard.  I had a very Pharisee based attitude.

I read the Word, I searched, I studied, I researched, I prayed - a lot.  I found nothing in God's Word indicating that He wanted the birth of HIS son celebrated.  Nothing about Easter, Good Friday, etc. etc. zip, zilch, nada, not one iota.

(As a note, Easter is NOT commanded in the Word...nor is a continuation of the Feasts which Jesus fulfilled.  We are to remember Him by breaking bread as oft as we come together.  Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread and Feast of First Fruits might be done in remembrance, as long as one does not think they must be done in order to establish and/or secure their salvation or sanctification.)

I had to then grapple with the thought (gag) surely the JW's were not correct?  I staunchly affirm that the Jehovah Witnesses are a cult.  That they have and continue to pervert the Word of God.  That they use 'scare' tactics to keep their 'people' in line. 'Nuff said.

I am including some information that I have gleaned over the years as I researched and studied the issue.  My prayerful request to any reading.  Pray.  Read the Word.  Do not 'stick' with your denominational teachings (on any subject if you can not substantiate it in the Word of God), what you were raised with, or that is what we have always done.

Truly, please pray about the issue, seek HIM and HIS wisdom over the issue.  Praying for the Bride that she will come out out of 'her' and be set apart and holy unto Him.

Is Christmas Christian

10 Reasons Christmas is Unscriptural

The Truth About Christmas, Lent, Good Friday and Easter

Xmas

I browsed through this blog post...it has some interesting information, specifically about Roman Catholicism.

What Is Christ-Mass and Should You Be Merry About It?

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. ~ John 4:24

5 Essential Doctrines to Believe In

1. The Absolute Supremacy of Holy Scripture

Show us anything, plainly written, in that Book, we will receive it, believe it, and submit to it. Show us anything contrary to that Book, and however sophisticated, plausible, beautiful and apparently desirable, we will not have it at any price.

2. The Doctrine of Human Sinfulness and Corruption

Man is radically diseased. I believe that ignorance of the extent of the Fall, and of the whole doctrine of original sin, is one grand reason why many can neither understand, appreciate, nor receive Evangelical Religion.

3. The Work and Office of our Lord Jesus Christ

The eternal Son of God is our Representative and Substitute. We maintain that people ought to be continually warned not to make a Christ of the Church. We hold that nothing whatever is needed between the soul of man the sinner, and Christ the Savior, but simple child-like faith.

4. The Inward Work of the Holy Spirit

We maintain that the things which need most to be pressed on men’s attention are those mighty works of the Holy Spirit–inward repentance, faith, hope, hatred of sin, and love to God’s law. We say that to tell men to take comfort in their baptism or church membership when these all-important graces are unknown, is not merely a mistake, but positive cruelty.

5. The Outward and Visible Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Man

We maintain that to tell a man he is “born of God” or regenerated, while living in carelessness or sin, is a dangerous delusion. It is the position we assign to these five points which is one of the grand characteristics of Evangelical theology. We say boldly that they are first, foremost, chief and principal things in Christianity.

~ J.C. Ryle

Tract: Evangelical Religion

'Borrowed' from this website: http://jcrylequotes.com/

Are You An Internet Busy-Body?

Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to. - 1 Timothy 5:13

Busy-body. That term is power-packed with negative associations. The "town gossip" picture in my head is not the busy-at-home lady, but instead is the woman who knows facts about other’s lives and is stocked with random trivia. Instead of working in her home and for her family, the busy-body is more concerned with the actions, thoughts, and juicy tidbits about others.

I certainly never thought I was gossipy, idle, lazy, or randomly wandering about my day, looking for some one or something to scratch an itch in my heart.

Read more here:

Staying in Hope of Changing the Church - James McCarthy

Millions of Roman Catholics are finding Christ and leaving the Catholic Church. Some evangelicals, however, think leaving is a mistake. "Work within the system," they advise. "Share with others what you have found. If everyone leaves, how is the Catholic Church ever going to change?"

Such advice is both misinformed and unbiblical. Born-again Catholics staying within the Church are not going to change it. Rome’s history over the past 500 years shows that it is moving away from the truth, not toward it. When in the sixteenth century several of the Church’s theologians and priests called for reform, the Church responded with the sword and the stake. At the Council of Trent (1545-1563), Rome’s bishops turned errors into unchangeable dogmas, and pronounced solemn judgment upon anyone who taught otherwise. Most significantly, Trent formally rejected the doctrine of salvation through faith in Christ alone.i Since then the Church has been steadily moving further from the truth. In 1870, 533 Roman Catholic bishops proclaimed that the pope was infallible, immune to error in His official teaching. This placed the words of a man on the same level as the words of God in inspired Scripture. In 1854 the Vatican formally declared the doctrine of Mary’s Immaculate Conception and in 1950 her Assumption into Heaven. These two doctrines fueled the modern Marian movement in which many Catholics have come to regard Mary almost as a goddess. Catholicism is getting worse, not better.

Some point to the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal that began in 1967 as evidence that the Church is changing for the better. They claim that over the past 40 years the Catholic Church has become increasingly evangelical in its outlook.

But what has really changed? The goal of Vatican II was to update the Church, not to reform it. The Council modernized some practices; refocused the goals of the clergy and laity; refreshed the liturgy, making room for the language of the people to replace Latin at the Mass; and formally expressed the Church’s new openness toward both other Christians and non-Christians. Vatican II did not change a single doctrine of Roman Catholicism. To the contrary, the Council reemphasized the Church’s traditional teachings, repeatedly citing in its documents the teaching of the previous 20 councils, and stating:

This sacred council accepts loyally the venerable faith our ancestors… it proposes again the decrees of the Second Council of Nicea, of the Council of Florence, and of the Council of Trent. —Second Vatican Council ii

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Baptism and the Relationship Between the Covenants

"What has brought about this change? Ultimately the answer is rooted in Christology. The person and work of Jesus, the new covenant head, requires a change. As we progress across the canon, we move from type to antitype, from covenant heads such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, and David to Christ; and with Christ, we have change. This is the reason why it is not correct to view the church, as paedobaptists do, as simply the replacement of Israel, a kind of “renewed” instantiation of it."

For those who are wrestling through and/or would like to better understand the issue of paedo or credo baptism, this gives a wonderful explanation.

Written by Stephen J. Wellum, Baptism and the Relationship Between the Covenants.

Why I Am a Credobaptist – Justin Taylor

Why I Am a Credobaptist

By Justin Taylor

Stephen Wellum is professor of Christian Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY). His essay “Baptism and the Relationship between the Covenants” (available in PDF online for free) is, in my mind, one of the most helpful pieces showing what the differences between the old and new covenants demonstrate the necessity of credobaptism over and against paeodobaptism. (The chapter is part of a larger collection of essays, Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ, ed. Thomas Schreiner and Shawn Wright.) He is also the co-author, with Peter Gentry of the forthcoming book Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (forthcoming June 2012), a massive exegetical and biblical-theological look at all of the biblical covenants.

A few years ago I interviewed Dr. Wellum about baptism and the covenants, and I thought it’d be helpful to reprint it below:

In your chapter you write that “at the heart of the advocacy and defense of the evangelical Reformed doctrine of infant baptism is the argument that it is an implication drawn from the comprehensive theological category of the ‘covenant of grace’ . . . In many ways, all other arguments for infant baptism are secondary to this overall line of reasoning.” To begin, how do Reformed paedobaptists define the “covenant of grace”?

Read more here.

When Satan Temps Me to Despair | Andy Naselli

When Satan temps me to despair and tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see him there who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died, my sinful soul is counted free,
For God, the Just, is satisfied to look on him and pardon me.

To read the article in its entirety, go here.

A Cult is a Cult

"To deny that Roman Catholicism is a cult is to repudiate the Reformation and mock the millions of martyrs who died at Rome's hands, as though they gave their lives in vain."

By Dave Hunt

The evangelical church today is being seduced as never in its history. It faces a danger so grave that, although we have discussed this problem before, it must be addressed again with new insight and vigor. If evangelicals succumb to the seduction, as they increasingly are doing, then their gospel witness will be submerged in confusion and could eventually be lost—a tragic and new dimension to the apostasy from which the church and the world will never recover. Most astonishing and alarming is the fact that (with few exceptions) evangelical leaders and even the major cult watchers refuse to acknowledge this threat. We are therefore compelled to address the subject once again with renewed concern.

Read more here.

Mass - Transubstantiation

Transubstantiation and the Real Presence

by Matt Slick

Transubstantiation is the teaching that during the Mass, at the consecration in the Lord's Supper (Communion), the elements of the Eucharist, bread and wine, are transformed into the actual body and blood of Jesus and that they are no longer bread and wine, but only retain their appearance of bread and wine.

The "Real Presence" is the term referring to Christ's actual presence in the elements of the bread and the wine that have been transubstantiated.

Paragraph 1376 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) states,

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The Inquisition

The English Reformer, William Tyndale, was burned at the stake in Belgium for the crime of having translated the Bible into the English language.

Read more here.

Jesus, Israel, and the Church

"If our study of the Bible leads us to pride, to critical spirits, to judgmental hearts, or to boastful words, then we have utterly failed."

The above quote is from the article written by Eric Adams, Jesus, Israel and the Church, The Relationship between  the Old and New Testaments

I've been doing research on Pre-, A- and Post- Millennium positions...again...came across a blog post written by the author concerning the sacrifices in the Pre-Mill kingdom.  I had never heard or absorbed that this was a position held by the Pre-Mills.

I am thoroughly distressed that there would even be such a thought.  That Christ and His atoning work on the cross would need to somehow be represented (again) by the sacrificing of animals is a reprehensible thought to me.  The blog post can be found  here.

Philemon 1:2

Phm 1:2  And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

Phm 1:2  AndG2532 to our belovedG27 Apphia,G682 andG2532 ArchippusG751 ourG2257 fellowsoldier,G4961 andG2532 to theG3588 churchG1577 inG2596 thyG4675 house:G3624

And - G2532 - Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.

beloved - G27 - From G25; beloved.

• G25 - Perhaps from ἄγαν agan (much; or compare [H5689]); to love (in a social or moral sense).

Apphia - G682 - Probably of foreign origin; Apphia, a woman of Colossae.

Archippus - G751 - From G746 and G2462; horse ruler; Archippus, a Christian.

• G746 - From G756; (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concrete) chief (in various applications of order, time, place or rank).
• G756 - Middle voice of G757 (through the implication of precedence); to commence (in order of time).
• G757 - A primary verb; to be first (in political rank or power). 
• G2462 - Of uncertain affinity; a horse.

our - G2257 - Genitive plural of G1473; of (or from) us.

• G1473 - A primary pronoun of the first person, “I” (only expressed when emphatic).

fellowsoldier - G4961 - From G4862 and G4757; a co-campaigner, that is, (figuratively) an associate in Christian toil.

• G4862 - A primary preposition denoting union; with or together (but much closer than G3326 or G3844), that is, by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc,
• G4757 - From a presumed derivative of the same as G4756; a camperout, that is, a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively).
• G4756 - Feminine of a derivative of στρατός stratos (an army; from the base of G4766, as encamped); camp likeness, that is, an army, that is, (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries.

the - G3588 - The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom),

church - G1577 - From a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; a calling out, that is, (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both).

• G1537 - A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence motion or action proceeds), from, out (of place, time or cause; literally or figuratively; direct or remote).
• G2564 - Akin to the base of G2753; to “call” (properly aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise).
• G2753 - From a primary word κέλλω kellō (to urge on); “hail”; to incite by word, that is, order.

in - G2596 - A primary particle; (preposition) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case [genitive, dative or accusative] with which it is joined.

thy - G4675 - Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.

• G4771 - The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

house - G3624 - Of uncertain affinity; a dwelling (more or less extensive, literally or figuratively); by implication a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively).

Philemon 1:1

Phm 1:1  Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

Phm 1:1  Paul,G3972 a prisonerG1198 of JesusG2424 Christ,G5547 andG2532 TimothyG5095 our brother,G80 unto PhilemonG5371 our dearly beloved,G27 andG2532 fellowlabourer,G4904

Paul - G3972 - Of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

• G3973 - A primn. verb (“pause”); to stop (transitive or intransitive), that is, restrain, quit, desist, come to an end.

prisoner - G1198 - From G1199; a captive (as bound).

• G1199 - Neuter and masculine respectively from G1210; a band, that is, ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively an impediment or disability.
• G1210 - A primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively).

Jesus - G2424 - Of Hebrew origin [H3091]; Jesus (that is, Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites.

Christ - G5547 - From G5548; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

• G5548 - Probably akin to G5530 through the idea of contact; to smear or rub with oil, that is, (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service.

and - G2532 - Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.

Timothy - G5095 - From G5092 and G2316; dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian.

• G5092 - From G5099; a value, that is, money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself.
• G2316 - Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.

brother - G80 - From G1 (as a connective particle) and δελφύς delphus (the womb); a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like [H1].

Philemon - G5371 - From G5368; friendly; Philemon, a Christian.

• G5368 - From G5384; to be a friend to (fond of [an individual or an object]), that is, have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling; while G25 is wider, embracing especially the judgment and the deliberate assent of the will as a matter of principle, duty and propriety: the two thus stand related very much as G2309 and G1014, or as G2372 and G3563 respectively; the former being chiefly of the heart and the latter of the head); specifically to kiss (as a mark of tenderness).
• G5384 - Properly dear, that is, a friend; actively fond, that is, friendly (still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.).

beloved - G27 - From G25; beloved.

• G25 - Perhaps from ἄγαν agan (much; or compare [H5689]); to love (in a social or moral sense).

fellowlaborer - G4904 - From a presumed compound of G4862 and the base of G2041; a co-laborer, that is, coadjutor.

• G4862 - A primary preposition denoting union; with or together (but much closer than G3326 or G3844), that is, by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
• G2041 - From ἔργω ergō (a primary but obsolete word; to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication an act.