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Philippians 2

Phil. 2:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
h made
kenoo (Greek #2758)
to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify
KJV usage: make (of none effect, of no reputation, void), be in vain.
Pronounce: ken-o'-o
Origin: from 2756
himself
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
of no reputation
kenoo (Greek #2758)
to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify
KJV usage: make (of none effect, of no reputation, void), be in vain.
Pronounce: ken-o'-o
Origin: from 2756
, and took upon him
lambano (Greek #2983)
to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
KJV usage: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
Pronounce: lam-ban'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses
the form
morphe (Greek #3444)
shape; figuratively, nature
KJV usage: form.
Pronounce: mor-fay'
Origin: perhaps from the base of 3313 (through the idea of adjustment of parts)
of a servant
doulos (Greek #1401)
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
KJV usage: bond(-man), servant.
Pronounce: doo'-los
Origin: from 1210
i, and was made
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the πlikeness
homoioma (Greek #3667)
a form; abstractly, resemblance
KJV usage: made like to, likeness, shape, similitude.
Pronounce: hom-oy'-o-mah
Origin: from 3666
of men
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
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Psa. 22:6• 6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people. (Psa. 22:6)
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Luke 22:27• 27For which is greater, he that is at table or he that serves? Is not he that is at table? But *I* am in the midst of you as the one that serves. (Luke 22:27)
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or, habit.

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Psa. 22:6• 6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people. (Psa. 22:6)
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Isa. 49:7• 7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall worship, because of Jehovah who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee. (Isa. 49:7)
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Isa. 50:5‑6• 5The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not away back.
 6I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting. (Isa. 50:5‑6)
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Isa. 52:14• 14As many were astonished at thee--his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the children of men (Isa. 52:14)
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Isa. 53:2‑3• 2For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
 3He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom men hide their faces;--despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isa. 53:2‑3)
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Dan. 9:26• 26And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war,--the desolations determined. (Dan. 9:26)
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Zech. 9:9• 9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)
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Mark 9:12• 12And he answering said to them, Elias indeed, having first come, restores all things; and how is it written of the Son of man that he must suffer much, and be set at nought: (Mark 9:12)
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Rom. 15:3• 3For the Christ also did not please himself; but according as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me. (Rom. 15:3)
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2 Cor. 8:9• 9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched. (2 Cor. 8:9)
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Heb. 2:9‑18• 9but we see Jesus, who was made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.
 10For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make perfect the leader of their salvation through sufferings.
 11For both he that sanctifies and those sanctified are all of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
 12saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly will I sing thy praises.
 13And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me.
 14Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil;
 15and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.
 16For he does not indeed take hold of angels by the hand, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.
 17Wherefore it behoved him in all things to be made like to his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people;
 18for, in that himself has suffered, being tempted, he is able to help those that are being tempted. (Heb. 2:9‑18)
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Heb. 12:2• 2looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Heb. 12:2)
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Heb. 13:3• 3Remember prisoners, as bound with them; those that are evil-treated, as being yourselves also in the body. (Heb. 13:3)
the form.
Isa. 42:1• 1Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect in whom my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations. (Isa. 42:1)
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Isa. 49:3,6• 3And he said unto me, Thou art my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.
 6--and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Isa. 49:3,6)
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Isa. 52:13• 13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and be lifted up, and be very high. (Isa. 52:13)
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Isa. 53:11• 11He shall see of the fruit of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant instruct many in righteousness; and *he* shall bear their iniquities. (Isa. 53:11)
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Ezek. 34:23‑24• 23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
 24And I Jehovah will be their God, and my servant David a prince in their midst: I Jehovah have spoken it. (Ezek. 34:23‑24)
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Zech. 3:8• 8Hear now, Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee--for they are men of portent--for behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch. (Zech. 3:8)
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Matt. 12:18• 18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations. (Matt. 12:18)
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Matt. 20:28• 28as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matt. 20:28)
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Mark 10:44‑45• 44and whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.
 45For also the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many. (Mark 10:44‑45)
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Luke 22:27• 27For which is greater, he that is at table or he that serves? Is not he that is at table? But *I* am in the midst of you as the one that serves. (Luke 22:27)
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John 13:3‑14• 3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came out from God and was going to God,
 4rises from supper and lays aside his garments, and having taken a linen towel he girded himself:
 5then he pours water into the washhand basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the linen towel with which he was girded.
 6He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and *he* says to him, Lord, dost thou wash *my* feet?
 7Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter.
 8Peter says to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, Unless I wash thee, thou hast not part with me.
 9Simon Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
 10Jesus says to him, He that is washed all over needs not to wash save his feet, but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all.
 11For he knew him that delivered him up: on account of this he said, Ye are not all clean.
 12When therefore he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, having sat down again, he said to them, Do ye know what I have done to you?
 13Ye call me the Teacher and the Lord, and ye say well, for I am so.
 14If I therefore, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet; (John 13:3‑14)
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Rom. 15:8• 8For I say that Jesus Christ became a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers; (Rom. 15:8)
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Phil. 2:6• 6who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God; (Phil. 2:6)
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John 1:14• 14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; (John 1:14)
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Rom. 1:3• 3concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh, (Rom. 1:3)
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Rom. 8:3• 3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son, in likeness of flesh of sin, and for sin, has condemned sin in the flesh, (Rom. 8:3)
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Gal. 4:4• 4but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under law, (Gal. 4:4)
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Heb. 2:14‑17• 14Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil;
 15and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.
 16For he does not indeed take hold of angels by the hand, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.
 17Wherefore it behoved him in all things to be made like to his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people; (Heb. 2:14‑17)
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Heb. 4:15• 15For we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart. (Heb. 4:15)
likeness.
or, habit.
• Had He not been God in His own being and title, it would have been no humiliation to be a servant, nor could it be indeed a question of taking such a place. The archangel is at best but a servant; the highest creature, far from having to stoop in order to become a servant, can never rise above that condition. (“Philippians 2” by W. Kelly)
• Selfishness likes to be served, but love likes to serve; so Christ never gives up the service, for He never gives up the love. (“Philippians 2” by H. Smith)
• He could still have been a servant had He taken the likeness of angels, for they are sent forth to serve; but He was made a little lower than the angels, and was “found in fashion as a Man”. (“Philippians 2” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but emptied himselfn, taking a bondman’s form, taking his placeo in the likeness of men;

JND Translation Notes

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I have no doubt all this is in contrast with the first Adam. The history of the second man is that he made himself of no reputation (or emptied himself) in becoming a man.
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Genomenos, aorist participle, the same word as is translated "becoming" in v. 8. "Being made" is wrong; it is becoming what he was not before.

W. Kelly Translation

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but emptied himselfa, taking a bondman’s form, being come in men’s likeness;

WK Translation Notes

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The Revisers give what is more correct, "emptied himself."