Galatians
Galatians 3:21
21Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| opposed to | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| promises | ἐπαγγελιῶν | epangeliōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1860 a promise |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| Certainly not | γένοιτο | genoito | Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| a law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| had been given | ἐδόθη | edothē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| that | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| could | δυνάμενος | dynamenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| impart life | ζωοποιῆσαι | zōopoiēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2227 I make to live |
| then | ἂν | an | Particle | G302 an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνη | dikaiosynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| certainly | ὄντως | ontōs | Adverb | G3689 really, truly |
| have come | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Galatians 2:21 · Romans 9:31 · Romans 3:20–22 · Galatians 2:19 · Romans 10:3–6 · Galatians 2:17 · Romans 3:31 · Romans 7:7–13 · Matthew 5:17–20 · Romans 3:4 · Romans 3:6 · Philippians 3:6–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.