Philippians 3:20

But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20
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Original language (Greek)

ἡμῶν γὰρ τὸ πολίτευμα ἐν οὐρανοῖς ὑπάρχει ἐξ οὗ καὶ σωτῆρα ἀπεκδεχόμεθα κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν,

  1. ἡμῶνhēmōn“Of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. πολίτευμαpoliteuma“citizenship”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “citizenship” · Strong's G4175
  5. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. οὐρανοῖςouranois“[the] heavens”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  7. ὑπάρχειhuparchei“exists”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
  8. ἐξex“from”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  9. οὗhou“whence”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  10. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. σωτῆραsōtēra“a Savior”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σωτήρ · “savior” · Strong's G4990
  12. ἀπεκδεχόμεθαapekdechometha“we are awaiting”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from ἀπεκδέχομαι · “to expect” · Strong's G0553
  13. κύριονkurion“[the] Lord”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  14. ἸησοῦνIēsoun“Jesus”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  15. Χριστόν,Christon“Christ,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)