Galatians

Galatians 4:11–12

¹¹I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain. ¹²I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.

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Galatians 4:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I fear	φοβοῦμαι	phoboumai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G5399 I fear, am terrified
for you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
my efforts	κεκοπίακα	kekopiaka	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2872 I grow weary, toil
for	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
may have been	πως	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
in vain	εἰκῇ	eikē	Adverb	G1500 without purpose, in vain

Galatians 4:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I beg	δέομαι	deomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G1189 I request, beg
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
become	Γίνεσθε	Ginesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
me	ἐγώ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
for	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
I became	κἀγὼ	kagō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G2504 I also, I too
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
You have done me no wrong	ἠδικήσατε	ēdikēsate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G91 I act unjustly towards

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Galatians 4:11 1 Thessalonians 3:5 · 2 John 1:8 · Galatians 2:2 · Philippians 2:16

Galatians 4:12 2 Corinthians 2:5 · 1 Kings 22:4 · 1 Corinthians 9:20–23 · Genesis 34:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.