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Philippians 1:22

Εἰ δὲ τὸ ζῆν ἐν σαρκί, τοῦτό μοι καρπὸς ἔργου, καὶ τί αἱρήσομαι οὐ γνωρίζω.

1. The Sentence Begins Without Finishing Immediately

This verse feels emotionally suspended. Paul begins a thought, but Greek delays the emotional landing:

Εἰ δὲ τὸ ζῆν ἐν σαρκί… “But if living in the flesh…”

The sentence feels unfinished for a moment. Greek allows the reader to sit inside the tension before the explanation appears.

Paul is thinking out loud. The grammar mirrors inner struggle.

2. Transliteration

i dhe to zín en sarkí, túto mi karpós érgou, ke tí erísome u gnorízo.

3. Literal Translation

“But if living in the flesh, this for me is fruit of work, and what I will choose I do not know.”… Learn Koine Greek