Philippians 2:28

Greek	σπουδαιοτέρως οὖν ἔπεμψα αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἵνα ἰδόντες αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) πάλιν χαρῆτε κἀγὼ ἀλυπότερος ὦ.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ESV	I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious.
NIV	Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.
NLT	So I am all the more anxious to send him back to you, for I know you will be glad to see him, and then I will not be so worried about you.
KJV	I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

^{Philippians 2:27 ← Philippians 2:28 → Philippians 2:29}

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