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And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 1
προέκοπτονproekoptonI was advancing
Lemma: προκόπτω (prokoptō) · Strong's: G4298
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-IAI-1S)
Meaning: to advance — προ-κόπτω ; [in Sm.: Psa.45:5 * ; ] ; to cut forward a way, forward, advance, in cl. trans. with neut. adj., as οὐδὲν π., τὰ πολλὰ π. In late writers (Polyb., al.), wholly intrans., to advance, progress: of time,…
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Used 6 times. Also: Luke 2:52, Romans 13:12, 2 Timothy 2:16, 2 Timothy 3:9, 2 Timothy 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4298; TFLSJ G4298; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 2
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 3
τῷtō<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 4
ἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōJudaism
Lemma: Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaismos) · Strong's: G2454
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: Judaism — Ἰουδαϊσμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (Ἰουδαΐζω), [in LXX: 2Ma.2:21 2Mac 8:1 2Mac 14:38, 4Ma.4:26 * ; ] ; Judaism, the observance of Jewish rites: Gal.1:13-14.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Galatians 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2454; TFLSJ G2454; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 5
ὑπὲρhuperbeyond
Lemma: ὑπέρ (huper) · Strong's: G5228
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: above/for — ὑπέρ (when following subst.—poët.—ὕπερ; so as adv., 2Co.11:23), ; prep. with genitive, accusative ; I. C. genitive, primarily of place (rest or motion), over, above, across, beyond, hence, metaphorically, ; 1. for, on…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 159 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:37, Mark 7:37, Mark 9:40, Mark 14:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5228; TFLSJ G5228; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 6
πολλοὺςpollousmany
Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 7
συνηλικιώταςsunēlikiōtascontemporaries
Lemma: συνηλικιώτης (sunēlikiōtēs) · Strong's: G4915
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: contemporary — συν-ηλικιώτης; (ἡλικία), = συνῆλιζ (Æsch.), ; one of the same age, an equal in age: Gal.1:14.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4915; TFLSJ G4915; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 8
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 9
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Neuter (T-DSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 10
γένειgeneicountrymen
Lemma: γένος (genos) · Strong's: G1085G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: family: descendant — γένος, -ους, τό ; (γίγνομαι), [in LXX for עַם, מִין, זֶרַע, etc. ; ] ; 1. family: Act.4:6 7:13 13:26. ; 2. offspring: Act.17:28, 29 Rev.22:16. ; 3. race, nation; Mrk.7:28, Act.4:36 7:19 18:2, 24, 2Co.11:26, Php.3:5,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Mark 7:26, Acts 4:6, Acts 4:36, Acts 7:13, Acts 7:19, Acts 13:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1085G; TFLSJ G1085G; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 11
μουmouof mine
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 12
περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundantly
Lemma: περισσοτέρως (perissoterōs) · Strong's: G4056
Parsing: Adverb · Comparative (ADV-C)
Meaning: more excessively — to a greater degree; especially, frequently, extremely more, more abundantly, more earnestly, more vehemently, 2Cor. 7:13; exceedingly, extremely Gal. 1:14
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Used 12 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 7:13, 2 Corinthians 7:15, 2 Corinthians 11:23, 2 Corinthians 12:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4056; TFLSJ G4056; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 13
ζηλωτὴςzēlōtēszealous
Lemma: ζηλωτής (zēlōtēs) · Strong's: G2207
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)
Meaning: zealot — ζηλωτής, -οῦ, ὁ; (ζηλόω), [in LXX for קַנָּא (θεὸς ζ.), Exo.20:5 34:14, Deu.4:24 5:9 6:15; קַנּוֹא, Nam.1:2 (θεός); pl., I Est.8:72; ζ. τῶν νόμων, 2Ma.4:2; τὸν ζ. Φινεές, 4Ma.18:12 (cf. Num.25:11)* ; ] ; 1. in cl. an…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Acts 21:20, Acts 22:3, 1 Corinthians 14:12, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2207; TFLSJ G2207; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 14
ὑπάρχωνhuparchōnbeing
Lemma: ὑπάρχω (huparchō) · Strong's: G5225
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: be already — ὑπάρχω ; [in LXX for הָיָה, יֵשׁ, לוּן, etc.; τ. ὑπάρχοντα for מִקְנֶה, רְכוּשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.). ; 2. to be in existence, be ready, be at hand (Hdt., Thuc., al.): Act.19:40…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 19:21, Matthew 24:47, Matthew 25:14, Luke 7:25, Luke 8:3, Luke 8:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5225; TFLSJ G5225; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 15
τῶνtōnof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (T-GPF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 16
πατρικῶνpatrikōnfathers
Lemma: πατρικός (patrikos) · Strong's: G3967
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (A-GPF)
Meaning: paternal — πατρικίς, -ή, -όν; (πατήρ), [in LXX for אָב, Gen.50:8, al. ; ] ; paternal, ancestral: Gal.1:14.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3967; TFLSJ G3967; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 17
μουmouof mine
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 18
παραδόσεων.paradoseōntraditions.
Lemma: παράδοσις (paradosis) · Strong's: G3862
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: tradition — παρά-δοσις, -εως, ἡ; (παραδίδωμι), [in LXX: Est.7:26 (אֵסוּר), Jer.32:4 (נָתַן ni.), Jer.34:2 * ; ] ; 1. a handing down or over, transfer, transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX). ; 2. tradition of doctrine (Plat.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 15:2, Matthew 15:3, Matthew 15:6, Mark 7:3, Mark 7:5, Mark 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3862; TFLSJ G3862; TAGNT Galatians 1:14 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I was advancing | → | προκόπτω G4298 to advance |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Judaism | → | Ἰουδαϊσμός G2454 Judaism |
| beyond | → | ὑπέρ G5228 above/for |
| many | → | πολύς G4183 much |
| of my contemporaries | → | συνηλικιώτης G4915 contemporary |
| . . . | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| . . . | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| . . . | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| . . . | → | γένος G1085G family: descendant |
| [and] was | → | ὑπάρχω G5225 be already |
| extremely | → | περισσῶς G4057 excessively |
| zealous | → | ζηλωτής G2207 zealot |
| for the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| traditions | → | παράδοσις G3862 tradition |
| of my | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| fathers | → | πατρικός G3967 paternal |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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