Philemon 2

Philemon 2

And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

a. NASB 2020: And to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:  [NASB20 New American Standard Bible. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation; All Rights Reserved]

b. YLT: And Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house:  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified: And to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier [in the Christian warfare], and to the church [assembly that meets] in your house: [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. Peshitta Eastern Text: And to our beloved Ap'phi-a and Archip'pus our fellow-labourer, and to the congregation in your house:  [HOLY BIBLE FROM THE ANCIENT EASTERN TEXT. Copyright  Ⓒ 1933 by A.J. Holmon Co.; copyright  Ⓒ renewed 1968 by A.J. Holmon Co.; All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.]

e. ESV: And Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:  [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved."]

1. “And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:”

a. And [to our] [Strong: 2532 kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

b. [Strong: 3588. [tē] ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [tē] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, tou, hé, Hē, hē, hai, tas.]

c. beloved [Strong: 27 agapētós, ag-ap-ay-tos'; from G25; beloved:—(dearly, well) beloved, dear.]

d. Appia [Strong: 682 Apphía, ap-fee'-a; probably of foreign origin; Apphia, a woman of Collosæ:—Apphia.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: The name of a woman affectionately saluted by Paul (A.D. 64) as a Christian at Colosse (Philemon 2), supposed by Chrysotom and Theodoret to have been the wife of Philemon. With whom according to tradition she suffered martyrdom. 

e. and [Strong: 2532 kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

f. Archippus [Strong: 751 Árchippos, ar'-khip-pos; from G746 and G2462; horse-ruler; Archippus, a Christian:—Archippus.]

1). Unger’s Bible Dictionary: A Christian minister at Colossae, to whom Paul send a salutation, calling him “our fellow soldier” (Philemon 2), and whom he exhorts to increased activity (Colossians 4:17), A.D. 61. In the epistle to Philemon he is addressed jointly with Philemon and Appia, from which it has been inferred that he was a member of Philemon’s family. 

g. our [Strong: 2257 hēmōn, hay-mone'; genitive case plural of G1473; of (or from) us:—our (company), us, we.]

h. [Strong: 3588. [tō] ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [tō] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, tou, hé, Hē, hē, hai, tas.]

i. fellow soldier [Strong: 4961 systratiṓtēs, soos-trat-ee-o'-tace; from G4862 and G4757; a co-campaigner, i.e. (figuratively) an associate in Christian toil:—fellowsoldier.]

j. [Strong: 3588. [tē] ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [tē] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, tou, hé, Hē, hē, hai, tas.]

k. and [Strong: 2532 kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

l. [to the] church [Strong: 1577 ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah; from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):—assembly, church.]

m. in [Strong<: 2596 katá, kat-ah'; a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):—about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) × alone, among, and, × apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), × aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, × more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, × natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) × own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), × uttermost, where(-by), with.]

n. thy [Strong: 4675 soû, soo; genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy:—X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.]

o. house [Strong: 4624 oîkos, oy'-kos; of uncertain affinity; a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively):—home, house(-hold), temple.]

1). Perry Stone: The first converts to Christ were Jewish believers. The church was birthed on the Hebrew Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and more than 3000 Jewish converts were baptized in water (Acts 21-20,41). Shortly after this event, persecution immediately broke out in Jerusalem, eventually making worship at the Temple physically risky for the new believers (Acts 4:1-21; 5:20-40; 21:27-31). This can be seen when Paul confesses that prior to his conversion, he persecuted believers from city to city (Acts 26:11). As the Christian faith grew, so did the persecution. Persecution also occurred in the Temple in Jerusalem and in jewish synagogues that Christians attended, where they debated Scriptures concerning Christ. This persecution caused a separation of Christians from the synagogue, eventually leading believers to worship in their own homes and the homes of fellow believers (Acts 5:42). Thus, believers houses became safer places to meet and worship for smaller groups, without the threat of religious leaders from the synagogues or persecutions from certain Pharisees, Sadducees, or temple priests. In their home groups, believers studied, prayed, sang hymns (Ephesians 5:19), and, of course, expounded the Scriptures. The Bible reveals several names of the believers whose homes became churches. Aquila and Pricilla had a church in their house (Romans 16:3_5). Nymphas tat Laodicea had a church in his house (Colossians 4:15). Apphia and  “Archippus had a church in their house (Philemon 1:2). Believers also met together the first day of the week” (1 Corinthians 16:2, which on the jewish calendar would be Sunday, during which time they would “break bread”. Acts 20:7 “And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.” Acts 2:46 “And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,”