Bible Dictionary
ALBEIT
Albeit is an archaic conjunction meaning although or notwithstanding. In Philemon it introduces a qualification in Paul’s appeal.
Definition
Albeit is an archaic conjunction meaning although or notwithstanding. It introduces a qualification or concession.
Biblical Usage
In Philemon it appears in Paul’s qualified appeal, conveying the thought “although I might say.” The Revised Version expresses the clause more literally as “that I say not.”
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ol-be'-it (hina me; literally, "lest"): Occurs in a paraphrase rather than as a translation of a clause in Phm 1:19 the King James Version. The thought is: "although" or "albeit" (synonym of "although") "I might say," etc. This the Revised Version (British and American) translates with intense literalness: "that I say not".</p>