Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #131449

SR GNT Php 2:12 ἀπουσίᾳ (apousia) ‘more in the absence of me with fear’ Strongs=6660 Lemma=apousia^*
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀπουσίᾳ (N-DFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀπουσίᾳ’ (N-DFS) is always and only glossed as ‘absence’.

Php 2:12 ‘more in the absence of me with fear’ SR GNT Php 2:12 word 21

OET-LV: 12 So _then, beloved of _me, as always you _all _submitted, not as in the presence of _me only, but now by _much more in the absence of _me, with fear and trembling the of _yourselves salvation be _producing. (PHP_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 So then, my dear friends, work towards your salvation with fear and trembling—you always did this in my presence, so now do it much more in my absence— (PHP 2:12)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘apousia’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun DFS=dative,feminine,singular