Galatians 4:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:”

Galatians 4:3 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 4:313 words

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

καὶkaiand / also

ἡμεῖςhēmeisI

ὅτεhoteafter (that), as soon as, that

ἦμενēmenam, have been, is I

νήπιοιnēpioiinfant / child

ὑπὸhypounder / by

τὰtathe

στοιχεῖαstoicheiaelement, principle, rudiment

τοῦtouthe

κόσμουkosmouworld

ἤμεθαēmethaam, have been, is I

δεδουλωμένοιdedoulōmenoibe in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)

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

Word-by-word meanings

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

καὶkaiand / also

ἡμεῖςhēmeisI

ὅτεhoteafter (that), as soon as, that

ἦμενēmenam, have been, is I

νήπιοιnēpioiinfant / child

ὑπὸhypounder / by

τὰtathe

στοιχεῖαstoicheiaelement, principle, rudiment

τοῦtouthe

κόσμουkosmouworld

ἤμεθαēmethaam, have been, is I

δεδουλωμένοιdedoulōmenoibe in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)

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