Galatians

Galatians 4:2–3

²He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.

³So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles^a of the world.

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He is	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
subject to	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
guardians	ἐπιτρόπους	epitropous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2012 a steward, guardian
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
trustees	οἰκονόμους	oikonomous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3623 a steward
until	ἄχρι	achri	Preposition	G891 as far as, up to, until
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
date set	προθεσμίας	prothesmias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4287 appointed before
by	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
father	πατρός	patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
when	ὅτε	hote	Adverb	G3753 when
we were	ἦμεν	ēmen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
children	νήπιοι	nēpioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3516 an infant, child, unlearned
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
were	ἤμεθα	ēmetha	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
enslaved	δεδουλωμένοι	dedoulōmenoi	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1402 I enslave
under	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
basic principles	στοιχεῖα	stoicheia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4747 a heavenly body, an element
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

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Galatians 4:3 Colossians 2:20 · Colossians 2:8 · Galatians 4:9 · Galatians 2:4 · Galatians 4:31–5:1 · Acts 15:10 · Romans 8:15 · John 8:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.