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And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
διὰdiabecause of
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 1
δὲdeeven
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 2
τοὺςtousthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (T-APM)
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 2:4 word 3
παρεισάκτουςpareisaktousbrought in secretly
Lemma: παρείσακτος (pareisaktos) · Strong's: G3920
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: infiltrated — παρ-είσ-ακτος, -ον; (παρεισάγω), ; brought in secretly (as spies or traitors) : Gal.2:4.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3920; TFLSJ G3920; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 4
ψευδαδέλφους,pseudadelphousfalse brothers,
Lemma: ψευδάδελφος (pseudadelphos) · Strong's: G5569
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: false brother — ψευδ-άδελφος, -ου, ὁ ; a false brother: of professing Christians, 2Co.11:26, Gal.2:4.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 11:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5569; TFLSJ G5569; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 5
οἵτινεςoitineswho
Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (R-NPM)
Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 6
παρεισῆλθονpareisēlthoncame in by stealth
Lemma: παρεισέρχομαι (pareiserchomai) · Strong's: G3922
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to come in — παρ-εισ-έρχομαι ; 1. to come in beside or by the way: Rom.5:20. ; 2. to come in secretly, steal in: Gal.2:4.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Romans 5:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3922; TFLSJ G3922; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 7
κατασκοπῆσαιkataskopēsaito spy out
Lemma: κατασκοπέω (kataskopeō) · Strong's: G2684
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to spy — κατα-σκοπέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: 4Ki.10:3, 1Ch.19:3 (רָגַל pi.), 1Ma.5:38 (A)* ; ] ; to view closely, inspect, spy out: with accusative, Gal.2:4.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2684; TFLSJ G2684; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 8
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
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 2:4 word 9
ἐλευθερίανeleutherianfreedom
Lemma: ἐλευθερία (eleutheria) · Strong's: G1657
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: freedom — ἐλευθερία, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX: Lev.19:20 (חֻפְשָׁה), 1Es.4:49 Est.4:53, Sir.7:21, Sir.33:25, 1Ma.14:27, 3Ma.3:28 * ; ] ; liberty: with reference to the religious life, 1Co.10:29, 2Co.3:17, Gal.2:4 5:1, 1Pe.2:16, 2Pe.2:19;…
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Used 11 times. Also: Romans 8:21, 1 Corinthians 10:29, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 5:1, Galatians 5:13, James 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1657; TFLSJ G1657; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 10
ἡμῶνhēmōnof us
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Plural (P-1GP)
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 2:4 word 11
ἣνhēnwhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (R-ASF)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 12
ἔχομενechomenwe have
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 13
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 2:4 word 14
ΧριστῷChristōChrist
Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 15
Ἰησοῦ,IēsouJesus,
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-DSM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 978 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424G; TFLSJ G2424G; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 16
ἵναinathat
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 17
ἡμᾶςhēmasus
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Plural (P-1AP)
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 2:4 word 18
καταδουλώσουσιν,katadoulōsousinthey will enslave,
Lemma: καταδουλόω (katadouloō) · Strong's: G2615
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FAI-3P)
Meaning: to enslave — κατα-δουλόω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for עָבַד ; ] ; to enslave: 2Co.11:20, Gal.2:4.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 11:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2615; TFLSJ G2615; TAGNT Galatians 2:4 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [This issue arose] | → | δέ G1161 then |
| because | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| [some] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| false brothers | → | ψευδάδελφος G5569 false brother |
| had come in | → | παρεισέρχομαι G3922 to come in |
| under false pretenses | → | παρείσακτος G3920 infiltrated |
| to spy on | → | κατασκοπέω G2684 to spy |
| our | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| freedom | → | ἐλευθερία G1657 freedom |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| Jesus | → | Ἰησοῦς G2424G Jesus |
| in order | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| to enslave | → | καταδουλόω G2615 to enslave |
| us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
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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