Philippians 2:26 - Exposition

For he longed after you all . The verb is strengthened by the preposition: "was eagerly longing." Perhaps it should be rendered. he "is longing;" like "I count it necessary," in Philippians 2:25 . And was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. "Full of heaviness" ( ἀδημονῶν ) is the word used of our blessed Lord in his agony ( Matthew 26:37 ). Some derive it from ἄδημος , he away from home; others, more probably, from ἄδην , in the sense of loathing, weariness, satiety. The word implies heart-sickness, restless; unsatisfied weariness, produced by some overwhelming distress.