Galatians

Galatians 4:3

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

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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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