For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—Philemon 1:15
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
τάχα γὰρ διὰ τοῦτο ἐχωρίσθη πρὸς ὥραν, ἵνα αἰώνιον αὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς·
- τάχαtacha“Perhaps”Adverb · “perhaps” · Strong's G5029
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- διὰdia“because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοῦτοtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐχωρίσθηechōristhē“he was separated [from you]”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from χωρίζω · “to separate/leave” · Strong's G5563
- πρὸςpros“for”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- ὥραν,hōran“a time,”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
- ἵναina“so that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- αἰώνιονaiōnion“eternally”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from αἰώνιος · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
- αὐτὸνauton“him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἀπέχῃς·apechēs“you may possess;”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person singular · from ἀπέχω · “to have in full” · Strong's G0568
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)