Galatians 1:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”

Galatians 1:10 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 1:1020 words

GreekMeaning

ἌρτιArti

PresentlyadverbG737

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous

of mennounG444

πείθωpeithō

do I seek approvalverbG3982

ἢē

orwordG2228

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

θεόνtheon

God?nounG2316

ἢē

OrwordG2228

ζητῶzētō

do I seekverbG2212

ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois

mennounG444

ἀρέσκεινareskein

to please?verbG700

εἰei

ifwordG1487

ἔτιeti

yetadverbG2089

ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois

mennounG444

ἤρεσκονēreskon

I were pleasingverbG700

ΧριστοῦChristou

of ChristnounG5547

δοῦλοςdoulos

a servantnounG1401

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἂνan

then wouldparticleG302

ἤμηνēmēn

I was beingverbG1510

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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