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Philem. 17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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If
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
thou count
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
me
eme (Greek #1691)
me
KJV usage: I, me, my(-self).
Pronounce: em-eh'
Origin: a prolonged form of 3165
therefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
a partner
koinonos (Greek #2844)
a sharer, i.e. associate
KJV usage: companion, X fellowship, partaker, partner.
Pronounce: koy-no-nos'
Origin: from 2839
n, receive
proslambano (Greek #4355)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
KJV usage: receive, take (unto).
Pronounce: pros-lam-ban'-o
Origin: from 4314 and 2983
him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
myself
eme (Greek #1691)
me
KJV usage: I, me, my(-self).
Pronounce: em-eh'
Origin: a prolonged form of 3165
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2 Cor. 8:23• 23Whether as regards Titus, [he is] my partner and fellow-labourer toward you; whether our brethren, [they are] messengers of assemblies, Christ's glory. (2 Cor. 8:23)

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Ministry on This Verse

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thou count.
Acts 16:15• 15And when she was baptized and her house, she besought, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord come into my house and abide. And she constrained us. (Acts 16:15)
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2 Cor. 8:23• 23Whether as regards Titus, [he is] my partner and fellow-labourer toward you; whether our brethren, [they are] messengers of assemblies, Christ's glory. (2 Cor. 8:23)
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Eph. 3:6• 6that the nations are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow-partakers of the promises in Christ Jesus by the gospel, (Eph. 3:6)
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Phil. 1:7• 7even as it is righteous for me to think this of you all, because ye have me in your heart; and both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye are all fellow-partakers of my grace. (Phil. 1:7)
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1 Tim. 6:2• 2And they that have believing masters let them not despise [them] because they are brethren, but the more let them serve, because they that partake of the good service are faithful and beloved. These things teach and exhort. (1 Tim. 6:2)
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Heb. 3:1,14• 1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,
 14For we are become companions of Christ if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the confidence firm unto the end. (Heb. 3:1,14)
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James 2:5• 5Hear, my beloved brethren; did not God choose the poor as to the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those that love him? (James 2:5)
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1 Peter 5:1• 1Elders [therefore] that [are] among you I exhort that [am] fellow-elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, that [am] also partaker of the glory about to be revealed. (1 Peter 5:1)
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1 John 1:3• 3that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)
receive.
Philem. 10,12• 10I entreat thee for my child whom I begot in bonds, Onesimus,
 12whom I send back to thee, in person, that is my bowels; (Philem. 10,12)
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Matt. 10:40• 40{i}He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.{/i} (Matt. 10:40)
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Matt. 12:48‑50• 48{i}But he answering said to him that spoke to him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?{/i}
 49{i}And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;{/i}
 50{i}for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in [the] heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.{/i} (Matt. 12:48‑50)
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Matt. 18:5• 5{i}and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.{/i} (Matt. 18:5)
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Matt. 25:40• 40And the King answering shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did [it] to me. (Matt. 25:40)
• God has not placed his children here to assert their rights. (“Philemon” by J.L. Harris)
• {as myself} It is thus the Lord Jesus has fellowship with us, and we with Him, in the person of every saint, and makes each newly converted sinner to be a link of connection to bind Himself and us. (“Philemon” by J.L. Harris)
• appeals to the heart of Philemon in the presence of all Christ had done for him, and through the same instrument who had been used toward his bondman. This he knew would dissipate the smallest cloud of suspicion that might otherwise have hung over Onesimus on his return to his master. (“Philemon” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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If therefore thou holdest me to be a partnere with thee, receive him as me;

JND Translation Notes

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Koinonos. as Heb. 2.14.

W. Kelly Translation

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If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as me.