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Galatians 4:24 — King James Version← Study notes

Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.


Galatians 4:24Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 4:2419 words
GreekMeaning
ἅτινάhatina
which thingsrelative pronounG3748
ἐστινestin
areverbG1510
ἀλληγορούμεναallēgoroumena
allegorizedverbG238
αὗταιhautai
thesedemonstrativeG3778
γάρgar
forwordG1063
εἰσινeisin
areverbG1510
δύοdyo
twoadjectiveG1417
διαθῆκαιdiathēkai
covenantsnounG1242
μίαmia
oneadjectiveG1519
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
ὄρουςorous
MountnounG3735
ΣινᾶSina
SinainounG4614
εἰςeis
untoprepositionG1519
δουλείανdouleian
slaverynounG1397
γεννῶσαgennōsa
begettingverbG1080
ἥτιςhētis
whichrelative pronounG3748
ἐστὶνestin
isverbG1510
ἉγάρHagar
HagarnounG28
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 4:24

“Which things contain an allegory.” Contrary to usage, he calls a type an allegory; his meaning is as follows; this history not only declares that which appears on the face of it, but announces somewhat farther, whence it is called an allegory. And what has it announced? No less than all the things now present. “For these women,” he says, “are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.” “These:” who? The mothers of those children,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 4
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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