Galatians

Galatians 1:17–18

¹⁷nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

¹⁸Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas,^c and I stayed with him fifteen days.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
nor	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
did I go up	ἀνῆλθον	anēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G424 I come up, go up
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hierosolyma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
apostles	ἀποστόλους	apostolous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
before	πρὸ	pro	Preposition	G4253 before
me	ἐμοῦ	emou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
I went	ἀπῆλθον	apēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G565 I come or go away from, depart, return
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Arabia	Ἀραβίαν	Arabian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G688 Arabia
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
returned	ὑπέστρεψα	hypestrepsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5290 I turn back, return
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Damascus	Δαμασκόν	Damaskon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1154 Damascus

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Only after	Ἔπειτα	Epeita	Adverb	G1899 then, thereafter, afterwards
three	τρία	tria	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5140 three
years	ἔτη	etē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year
did I go up	ἀνῆλθον	anēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G424 I come up, go up
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hierosolyma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem
to confer with	ἱστορῆσαι	historēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2477 I get acquainted with, visit
Cephas	Κηφᾶν	Kēphan	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2786 Cephas
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I stayed	ἐπέμεινα	epemeina	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1961 I remain, tarry, persist in
with	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fifteen	δεκαπέντε	dekapente	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1178 fifteen
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day

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