Study it in the app“And this was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in the Messiah Jesus, so that they might enslave us;”
Andδὲthis wasbecause ofδιὰthe false brothersτοὺς ψευδαδέλφουςsecretly brought in,παρεισάκτουςwhoοἵτινεςslipped inπαρεισῆλθονto spy outκατασκοπῆσαιour freedomτὴν ἐλευθερίαν ἡμῶνthatἣνwe haveἔχομενinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesus,Ἰησοῦso thatἵναthey might enslaveκαταδουλώσουσινus;ἡμᾶς
false brother
False brother: someone who passes himself off as a believer.
Where else “pseudadelphous” appearsbrought in secretly
Brought in secretly, slipped into a group in hiding.
Where else “pareisaktous” appearsslip in
To sneak in where one should not be.
Where else “pareisēlthon” appearsspy out
Spy out, watch closely to gain an advantage.
Where else “kataskopēsai” appearsfreedom
Freedom: not being subject as a slave.
Where else “eleutherian” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsenslave
Enslave, bring someone completely under one's control.
Where else “katadoulōsousin” appears3But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
4 · This verse (above)
5to whom not even for a moment did we yield in submission, so that the truth of the good news might remain with you.
