Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #132173

SR GNT Php 4:3 σύζυγε (suzuge) ‘also you genuine companion be giving_help to them who’ Strongs=48050 Lemma=suzugos^*
Word role=substantive adjective case=vocative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD

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Only use of identical word form σύζυγε (S-VMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σύζυγε’ (S-VMS) is always and only glossed as ‘companion’.

Php 4:3 ‘also you genuine companion be giving_help to them who’ SR GNT Php 4:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 Yes, I _am _asking also you, genuine companion, be _giving _help to _them, who in the good _message contended _together with _me, with both Klaʸmaʸs and the rest of_the_fellow-workers of _me, whose the names are in the_scroll of _life. (PHP_4:3)

OET-RV: 3 and yes, I’m asking you, my true companion, to help those two women who worked hard with me to share the good message, along with Clement and the others who also worked with me and whose names are written in the book of life. (PHP 4:3)

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

Key: S=substantive adjective VMS=vocative,masculine,singular