Galatians

Galatians 1:14

¹⁴I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was advancing	προέκοπτον	proekopton	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4298 I advance, make progress
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Judaism	Ἰουδαϊσμῷ	Ioudaismō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2454 the Jewish religion, Judaism
beyond	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
many	πολλοὺς	pollous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
of my contemporaries	συνηλικιώτας	synēlikiōtas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4915 one of the same age
was	ὑπάρχων	hyparchōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5225 I am, exist, am in possession
extremely	περισσοτέρως	perissoterōs	Adverb	G4057 greatly, exceedingly
zealous	ζηλωτὴς	zēlōtēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2207 a zealot
for the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
traditions	παραδόσεων	paradoseōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3862 an instruction, tradition
of my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
fathers	πατρικῶν	patrikōn	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3967 paternal, ancestral

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