Galatians

Galatians 4:27–28

²⁷For it is written:

“Rejoice, O barren woman,

who bears no children;

break forth and cry aloud,

you who have never travailed;

because more are the children of the desolate woman

than of her who has a husband.”^c

²⁸Now you,^d brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.

Footnotes

c 4:27 Isaiah 54:1|ISA 54:1
d 4:28 WH, BYZ, and TR we

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Galatians 4:27

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is written	γέγραπται	gegraptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
Rejoice	Εὐφράνθητι	Euphranthēti	Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2165 I cheer, am glad, make merry
barren woman	στεῖρα	steira	Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular	G4723 barren
who	ἡ	hē	Article - Vocative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
bears no children	τίκτουσα	tiktousa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine Singular	G5088 I bear, bring forth, produce
break forth	ῥῆξον	rhēxon	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4486 I break, break forth
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
cry aloud	βόησον	boēson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G994 I shout, call aloud
who	ἡ	hē	Article - Vocative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
never	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
travailed	ὠδίνουσα	ōdinousa	Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Feminine Singular	G5605 I am in travail, suffer birth-pangs
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
more	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
desolate woman	ἐρήμου	erēmou	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2048 deserted, desolate, a desert
than	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
of her who	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
has	ἐχούσης	echousēs	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
a husband	ἄνδρα	andra	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man

Galatians 4:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δέ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
you	Ὑμεῖς	Hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
like	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
Isaac	Ἰσαὰκ	Isaak	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2464 Isaac
are	ἐστέ	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
of promise	ἐπαγγελίας	epangelias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1860 a promise

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Galatians 4:27 Isaiah 54:1–5 · Psalm 113:9 · Ruth 4:14–16 · 1 Samuel 2:5 · Ruth 1:11–13 · 1 Timothy 5:5 · Isaiah 49:21 · 2 Samuel 13:20

Galatians 4:28 Galatians 4:23 · Romans 9:8–9 · Galatians 3:29 · Romans 4:13–18 · Acts 3:25

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