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Ἀπέχω δὲ πάντα καὶ περισσεύω· πεπλήρωμαι δεξάμενος παρὰ Ἐπαφροδίτου τὰ παρ’ ὑμῶν, ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας, θυσίαν δεκτήν, εὐάρεστον τῷ Θεῷ. (Philippians 4:18) Apostolic Gratitude and Liturgical Language

This verse is Paul’s beautifully stylized thank-you note, expressed not in transactional terms but in sacrificial and liturgical imagery. He speaks not only of receiving a material gift but of a spiritual act that rises to God.

ἀπέχω δὲ πάντα καὶ περισσεύω – “I have received everything and abound.” Paul uses commercial terminology to emphasize sufficiency and surplus (cf. ἀπέχω as a term for “receipt” or “paid in full”). πεπλήρωμαι – “I am filled,” a perfect passive verb indicating a completed and enduring state of satisfaction.… Learn Koine Greek