Galatians 4:2

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Galatians 4:2


← Galatians 4:1 Galatians 4:2 (KJV) Galatians 4:3 →
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

ButG235 isG2076 underG5259 tutorsG2012 andG2532 governorsG3623 untilG891 the time appointedG4287 of the fatherG3962.


Original Greek

ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶ καὶ οἰκονόμους, ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
ἀλλὰ
alla G235 CONJ But
ὑπὸ
hupo G5259 PREP under
ἐπιτρόπους
epitropous G2012 N-APM tutors
ἐστὶ
esti G2076 V-PAI-3S is
καὶ
kai G2532 CONJ and
οἰκονόμους,
oikonomous G3623 N-APM governors
ἄχρι
achri G891 ADV until
τῆς
tēs G3588 T-GSF the
προθεσμίας
prothesmias G4287 N-GSF time appointed
τοῦ
tou G3588 T-GSM of the
πατρός.
patros G3962 N-GSM father
Strong's References
  • G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): neuter plural of ἄλλος (állos) G243; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations); and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet
  • G891 — ἄχρι (áchri, akh'-ree): akin to ἄκρον (ákron) G206 (through the idea of a terminus); (of time) until or (of place) up to; as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while. Compare μέχρι (méchri) G3360.
  • G2012 — ἐπίτροπος (epítropos, ep-it'-rop-os): from ἐπί (epí) G1909 and τρόπος (trópos) G5158 (in the sense of ἐπιτροπή (epitropḗ) G2011); a commissioner, i.e. domestic manager, guardian; steward, tutor
  • G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί (eimí) G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are; are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle
  • G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words; and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet
  • G3623 — οἰκονόμος (oikonómos, oy-kon-om'-os): from οἶκος (oîkos) G3624 and the base of νόμος (nómos) G3551; a house-distributor (i.e. manager), or overseer, i.e. an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel); chamberlain, governor, steward
  • G3962 — πατήρ (patḗr, pat-ayr'): apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote); father, parent
  • G4287 — προθέσμιος (prothésmios, proth-es'-mee-os): from πρό (pró) G4253 and a derivative of τίθημι (títhēmi) G5087; fixed beforehand, i.e. (feminine with ἡμέρα (hēméra) G2250 implied) a designated day; time appointed
  • G5259 — ὑπό (hypó, hoop-o'): a primary preposition; under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))); among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc
Cross References

Reciprocal references (5): Daniel 11:29, Habakkuk 2:3, John 15:7, Galatians 3:24, Galatians 4:7

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