Galatians 3:1

“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus the Messiah was publicly portrayed as crucified?”

Galatians 3:1 · direct translation from the Greek
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Galatians 3:1, word by word

foolishἀνόητοιanoētoi

foolish

Foolish, without understanding.

Where else “anoētoi” appears
GalatiansΓαλάταιGalatai

Galatian

Galatian: someone who lives in Galatia, a region in the center of present-day Turkey.

Where else “Galatai” appears
has bewitchedἐβάσκανενebaskanen

bewitch

Bewitch, cast the evil eye; hence deceive and dazzle someone.

Where else “ebaskanen” appears
eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

Where else “ophthalmous” appears
JesusἸησοῦςIēsous

Jesus

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 “Iēsous” appears
the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christos” appears
was publicly portrayedπροεγράφηproegraphē

portray

To show something before everyone's eyes, as on a poster.

Where else “proegraphē” appears
as crucifiedἐσταυρωμένοςestaurōmenos

crucify

To nail someone to a cross to kill them.

Where else “estaurōmenos” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts add “so that you should not obey the truth” and “among you.”

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2This only I want to learn from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

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