Galatians

Galatians 2:12

¹²For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group .

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
before	πρὸ	pro	Preposition	G4253 before
certain men	τινας	tinas	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
came	ἐλθεῖν	elthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2064 I come, go
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
James	Ἰακώβου	Iakōbou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2385 James
he used to eat	συνήσθιεν	synēsthien	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4906 I eat with
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Gentiles	ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when	ὅτε	hote	Adverb	G3753 when
they arrived	ἦλθον	ēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2064 I come, go
he began to draw back	ὑπέστελλεν	hypestellen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5288 I draw back, conceal
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
separate	ἀφώριζεν	aphōrizen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G873 I rail off, separate, place apart
himself	ἑαυτόν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
for fear of	φοβούμενος	phoboumenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5399 I fear, am terrified
those	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
in	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
circumcision	περιτομῆς	peritomēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4061 circumcision

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Acts 10:28 · Luke 15:2 · Acts 11:2–3 · Ephesians 3:6 · Isaiah 57:11 · Galatians 2:9 · Matthew 26:69–75 · Proverbs 29:25

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