PHM 1:10 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. παρακαλῶ
2. parakaleō
3. I am exhorting
4. I'm been
5. 38700
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ exhorting
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ exhorting
9. -
10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
11. 140744
1. σέ
2. su
3. you
4. you
5. 47710
6. R···2A·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140745
1. περί
2. peri
3. for
4. -
5. 40120
6. P·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140746
1. τοῦ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140747
1. ἐμοῦ
2. emos
3. of mine
4. -
5. 16990
6. R···1GMS
7. ˱of˲ mine
8. ˱of˲ mine
9. -
10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
11. 140748
1. τέκνου
2. teknon
3. child
4. ‘son
5. 50430
6. N····GNS
7. child
8. child
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140749
1. ὅν
2. hos
3. whom
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····AMS
7. whom
8. whom
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140750
1. ἐγώ
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1N·S
7. I
8. I
9. -
10. -
11. 140751
1. ἐγέννησα
2. gennaō
3. I bore
4. -
5. 10800
6. VIAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ bore
8. ˱I˲ bore
9. -
10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
11. 140752
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140753
1. τοῖς
2. ho
3. my
4. my
5. 35880
6. E····DMP
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140754
1. δεσμοῖς
2. desmos
3. bonds
4. -
5. 11990
6. N····DMP
7. bonds
8. bonds
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140755
1. μού
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1G·S
7. ˱of˲ me
8. ˱of˲ me
9. -
10. -
11. 140756
1. Ὀνήσιμον
2. onēsimos
3. Onaʸsimos
4. Onesimus
5. 36820
6. N····AMS
7. Onaʸsimos
8. Onesimus
9. U
10. Person=Onesimus; Y64; F140774; F140791; F140822; F140864
11. 140757

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8–21: Paul asks Philemon to accept back Onesimus, Philemon’s runaway slave

This is the main part of the letter. Paul stated clearly in verse 17 what he was asking Philemon to do. He said, “Welcome Onesimus back just as you would welcome me.” But before Paul asked Philemon to do this, he told Philemon several reasons why he should welcome Onesimus back. In verses 8–11, he told Philemon that he wanted him to do something to help Onesimus because Onesimus had become a Christian and would be useful to Philemon. Paul told Philemon that another reason why he should help Onesimus was because Philemon loved Paul and his other Christian brothers. In verses 12–14, Paul said that he was sending Onesimus back to Philemon, even though he wanted to keep Onesimus with him. In verses 15–16, Paul told Philemon why God may have allowed these things to happen, and that he (Paul) loved Onesimus very much. Then in verses 17–21, Paul finally said clearly that he wanted Philemon to welcome Onesimus. Paul offered to pay for anything Onesimus owed to Philemon. He also reminded Philemon that in the past he had helped Philemon become a Christian. This was another reason why Paul expected that Philemon would do what he asked.

In this Section (verses 8–21) Paul, as a Christian brother, asked Philemon to help Onesimus, but did not command him to do it.

Read verses 8–21 carefully in the BSB and the GNT.

Paragraph 8–11 Paul appeals to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus

Read verses 8–11 again, then read the following notes before you translate.

10a

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus,

I am asking you to do a kind thing for Onesimus, who is like a son to me.
I beg you to help Onesimus, who is like a son to me.

I appeal to you: Paul was asking Philemon to do something. See verse 9a notes. But Paul did not yet tell Philemon what he wanted him to do.

for: Paul was asking Philemon to do something “in regard to” Onesimus, or “on behalf of” Onesimus.

my child: Onesimus was not Paul’s physical child. But he was like a son to Paul because, while Paul was in prison, he had helped Onesimus to believe in Christ. Just as a father helps give physical life to his son, Paul had helped give spiritual life to Onesimus.

Onesimus: The name Onesimus is a Greek word which means “useful, profitable, helpful” (see note on “useless” in verse 11). Many masters named their slaves Onesimus.

10b

whose father I became while I was in chains.

He has become like my son while I have been in prison because I helped him receive new life from God.
While I have been in prison I have become like his father.

chains: The Greek word desmois here means “bonds” or “chains.” At the time Paul wrote this letter, the Romans often locked important prisoners in chains while they were in prison. Paul used chains as figurative language for being in prison.

Paul was in prison because he had been preaching the Gospel. But this does not mean that Onesimus was also in prison. He was probably only visiting Paul. If Onesimus, too, had been a prisoner, Paul could not have sent him back to Philemon (verse 12).

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

Ὀνήσιμον

Onesimus

Onesimus is the name of a man.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ὀνήσιμον

Onesimus

The name Onesimus means “profitable” or “useful.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information in the text or in a footnote.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὃν ἐγέννησα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παρακαλῶ σέ περί τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου ὅν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς Ὀνήσιμον)

Here, fathered is a metaphor that means that Onesimus became a believer as Paul taught him about Christ. Alternate translation: [who received new life and became my spiritual son when I taught him about Christ] or [who became a spiritual son to me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς

in my bonds

Prisoners were often bound in chains. Paul was in prison when he taught Onesimus and was still in prison when he wrote this letter. Alternate translation: [here in prison]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. I am exhorting
2. I'm been
3. 38700
5. parakaleō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ exhorting
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ exhorting
9. -
10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
11. 140744
1. you
2. you
3. 47710
5. su
6. R-···2A·S
7. you
8. you
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140745
1. for
2. -
3. 40120
5. peri
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140746
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GNS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140747
1. of mine
2. -
3. 16990
5. emos
6. R-···1GMS
7. ˱of˲ mine
8. ˱of˲ mine
9. -
10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
11. 140748
1. child
2. ‘son
3. 50430
5. teknon
6. N-····GNS
7. child
8. child
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140749
1. whom
2. -
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····AMS
7. whom
8. whom
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140750
1. I bore
2. -
3. 10800
5. gennaō
6. V-IAA1··S
7. ˱I˲ bore
8. ˱I˲ bore
9. -
10. Y64; R140734; Person=Paul
11. 140752
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140753
1. my
2. my
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DMP
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140754
1. bonds
2. -
3. 11990
5. desmos
6. N-····DMP
7. bonds
8. bonds
9. -
10. Y64
11. 140755
1. Onaʸsimos
2. Onesimus
3. 36820
4. U
5. onēsimos
6. N-····AMS
7. Onaʸsimos
8. Onesimus
9. U
10. Person=Onesimus; Y64; F140774; F140791; F140822; F140864
11. 140757

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear PHM 1:10

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 8–21: Paul asks Philemon to accept back Onesimus, Philemon’s runaway slave

Paragraph 8–11 Paul appeals to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus

10a

10b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)