Galatians
Galatians 4:30–31
30But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”e 31Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
Footnotes
- e 4:30 Genesis 21:10|GEN 21:10
Word by word
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Galatians 4:30
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | Ἀλλὰ | Alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Scripture | γραφή | graphē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures |
| say | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Expel | Ἔκβαλε | Ekbale | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| slave woman | παιδίσκην | paidiskēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3814 a female slave, maidservant, maid. |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| son | υἱὸν | huion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| slave woman’s | παιδίσκης | paidiskēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3814 a female slave, maidservant, maid. |
| son | υἱὸς | huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| will never share in the inheritance | κληρονομήσει | klēronomēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2816 I inherit, obtain |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| free | ἐλευθέρας | eleutheras | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1658 free, delivered from obligation |
| son | υἱοῦ | huiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
Galatians 4:31
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | διό | dio | Conjunction | G1352 wherefore |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| we are | ἐσμὲν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| of | παιδίσκης | paidiskēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3814 a female slave, maidservant, maid. |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| free | ἐλευθέρας | eleutheras | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1658 free, delivered from obligation |
Cross-references
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Galatians 4:30 Genesis 21:10–12 · John 8:35 · Romans 8:15–17
Galatians 4:31 Galatians 5:13 · John 8:36 · Galatians 5:1 · John 1:12–13 · 1 John 3:1–2 · Hebrews 2:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.