God & Savior

Philippians 2:15

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
Philippians 2:15
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Original language (Greek)

ἵνα γένησθε ἄμεμπτοι καὶ ἀκέραιοι, τέκνα θεοῦ ἄμωμα μέσον γενεᾶς σκολιᾶς καὶ διεστραμμένης ἐν οἷς φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ,

  1. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  2. γένησθεgenēsthe“you may be”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  3. ἄμεμπτοιamemptoi“blameless”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄμεμπτος · “blameless” · Strong's G0273
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. ἀκέραιοι,akeraioi“innocent,”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀκέραιος · “innocent” · Strong's G0185
  6. τέκναtekna“children”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  7. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  8. ἄμωμαamōma“blameless”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἄμωμος · “blameless” · Strong's G0299
  9. μέσονmeson“[the] midst”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μέσος · “midst” · Strong's G3319
  10. γενεᾶςgeneas“of a generation”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γενεά · “generation” · Strong's G1074
  11. σκολιᾶςskolias“crooked”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from σκολιός · “crooked” · Strong's G4646
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. διεστραμμένηςdiestrammenēs“perverted”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from διαστρέφω · “to pervert” · Strong's G1294
  14. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  15. οἷςhois“whom”
    Relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  16. φαίνεσθεphainesthe“you shine”
    Verb, present, middle or passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from φαίνω · “to shine/appear” · Strong's G5316
  17. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  18. φωστῆρεςphōstēres“lights”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from φωστήρ · “light” · Strong's G5458
  19. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  20. κόσμῳ,kosmō“[the] world,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)