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they wereἦσανonlyμόνονhearing,ἀκούοντες“The one whoὉonceποτεpersecutedδιώκωνusἡμᾶςnowνῦνproclaims as good newsεὐαγγελίζεταιthe faithτὴν πίστινthatἥνhe onceποτεravaged.”ἐπόρθει
Galatians 1:23
Study it in the app“they were only hearing, “The one who once persecuted us now proclaims as good news the faith that he once ravaged.””
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 1:23, word by word
- they wereἦσανēsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēsan” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- hearingἀκούοντεςakouontes
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akouontes” appears- onceποτεpote
once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
Where else “pote” appears- persecutedδιώκωνdiōkōn
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkōn” appears- proclaims as good newsεὐαγγελίζεταιeuangelizetai
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizetai” appears- the faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- ravagedἐπόρθειeporthei
destroy, ravage
Destroy, ravage, attack violently.
Where else “eporthei” appears
The context
22And I was unknown by sight to the assemblies of Judea that are in the Messiah;
23 · This verse (above)
24And they were glorifying God because of me.