Philippians 2:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
Do nothingμηδὲν
(mēden)
3367: no one, nothingfrom méde and heis
from selfishnessἐριθείαν
(eritheian)
2052: rivalry, hence ambitionfrom erithos (day-laborer)
orμηδὲ
(mēde)
3366: but not, and notfrom and de
empty conceit,κενοδοξίαν
(kenodoxian)
2754: vaingloryfrom kenodoxos
but with humility of mindταπεινοφροσύνῃ
(tapeinophrosunē)
5012a: lowliness of mind, humilityfrom tapeinophrón
regardἡγούμενοι
(ēgoumenoi)
2233: to lead, supposefrom agó
one anotherἀλλήλους
(allēlous)
240: of one anothera reciporical pronoun
as more importantὑπερέχοντας
(uperechontas)
5242: to hold above, to rise above, to be superiorfrom huper and echó
than yourselves;ἑαυτῶν
(eautōn)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos


















KJV Lexicon
μηδεν  adjective - accusative singular neuter
medeis  may-dice':  not even one (man, woman, thing) -- any (man, thing), no (man), none, not (at all, any man, a whit), nothing, + without delay.
κατα  preposition
kata  kat-ah':  (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations
εριθειαν  noun - accusative singular feminine
eritheia  er-ith-i'-ah:  intrigue, i.e. (by implication) faction -- contention(-ious), strife.
η  particle
e  ay:  disjunctive, or; comparative, than -- and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea.
κενοδοξιαν  noun - accusative singular feminine
kenodoxia  ken-od-ox-ee'-ah:  empty glorying, i.e. self-conceit -- vain-glory.
αλλα  conjunction
alla  al-lah':  other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
τη  definite article - dative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ταπεινοφροσυνη  noun - dative singular feminine
tapeinophrosune  tap-i-nof-ros-oo'-nay:  humiliation of mind, i.e. modesty -- humbleness of mind, humility (of mind, loneliness (of mind).
αλληλους  reciprocal pronoun - accusative plural masculine
allelon  al-lay'-lone:  one another -- each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves)
ηγουμενοι  verb - present middle or passive deponent participle - nominative plural masculine
hegeomai  hayg-eh'-om-ahee:  to lead, i.e. command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e. consider -- account, (be) chief, count, esteem, governor, judge, have the rule over, suppose, think.
υπερεχοντας  verb - present active participle - accusative plural masculine
huperecho  hoop-er-ekh'-o:  to hold oneself above, i.e. (figuratively) to excel; participle (as adjective, or neuter as noun) superior, superiority -- better, excellency, higher, pass, supreme.
εαυτων  reflexive pronoun - third person genitive plural masculine
heautou  heh-ow-too':  him-(her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;

King James Bible
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

International Standard Version
Do not act out of selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility think of others as being better than yourselves.

NET Bible
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you should not do anything with contention or empty glory, but in humility of mind, let every person esteem his neighbor as better than himself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.

King James 2000 Bible
Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
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