andκαὶI was advancingπροέκοπτονinἐνJudaismτῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷbeyondὑπὲρmanyπολλοὺςcontemporariesσυνηλικιώταςamongἐνmy people,τῷ γένει μουbeingὑπάρχωνfar moreπερισσοτέρωςzealousζηλωτὴςfor the traditionsτῶν παραδόσεωνof my fathers.πατρικῶν μου
Galatians 1:14
Study it in the app“and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 1:14, word by word
- I was advancingπροέκοπτονproekopton
advance, progress
Advance, progress, grow; of time, be far spent.
Where else “proekopton” appears- JudaismἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōi
Judaism
Judaism: the way of life and faith of the Jews according to their laws and customs.
Where else “Ioudaismōi” appears- manyπολλοὺςpollous
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollous” appears- contemporariesσυνηλικιώταςsynēlikiōtas
contemporary
Contemporary, someone of the same age.
Where else “synēlikiōtas” appears- my peopleγένειgenei
people
The nation or land someone is from.
Where else “genei” appears- beingὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appears- far moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōs
much more, especially
Much more, all the more, to a greater degree.
Where else “perissoterōs” appears- zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēs
zealous, Zealot
Zealous, eager; "the Zealot", someone of burning zeal.
Where else “zēlōtēs” appears- for the traditionsπαραδόσεωνparadoseōn
tradition
Tradition: what is handed down from one generation to the next, such as the rules of the Jewish teachers.
Where else “paradoseōn” appears- of my fathersπατρικῶνpatrikōn
ancestral
Of the fathers, handed down from one's ancestors.
Where else “patrikōn” appears
The context
13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, that I was persecuting the assembly of God beyond measure and ravaging it;
14 · This verse (above)
15But when the one who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace was pleased