Galatians
Galatians 3:1–2
1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
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Galatians 3:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | Ὦ | Ō | Interjection | G5599 O, an exclamation |
| foolish | ἀνόητοι | anoētoi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G453 foolish, thoughtless |
| Galatians | Γαλάται | Galatai | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G1052 a Galatian |
| Who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| has bewitched | ἐβάσκανεν | ebaskanen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G940 I give the evil eye to, fascinate, bewitch, overpower |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Before | κατ’ | kat’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστὸς | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| was clearly portrayed | προεγράφη | proegraphē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4270 I write previously |
| crucified | ἐσταυρωμένος | estaurōmenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4717 I crucify |
Galatians 3:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I would like | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| to learn | μαθεῖν | mathein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3129 I learn, ascertain |
| just | μόνον | monon | Adverb | G3440 alone, but, only |
| from | ἀφ’ | aph’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Did you receive | ἐλάβετε | elabete | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Spirit | Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| by | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| works | ἔργων | ergōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| of the law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| by | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| hearing | ἀκοῆς | akoēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear |
| with faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Galatians 3:1 Galatians 5:7–8 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Galatians 1:6 · Revelation 2:20 · Hebrews 11:8 · Galatians 3:3 · 1 Peter 4:17 · Galatians 4:9 · 2 Peter 2:18 · Ephesians 4:14 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Ephesians 5:15
Galatians 3:2 Romans 10:16–17 · Galatians 3:14 · Acts 15:8 · Ephesians 1:13–14 · Galatians 3:5 · Hebrews 2:4 · Acts 8:15 · Acts 19:2–6 · Acts 2:38 · Acts 10:44–47 · Romans 1:17 · Acts 11:15–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.