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.