Galatians 3:28

“There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither slave nor free; there is no male and female; for you are all one in the Messiah Jesus.”
Galatians 3:28 · direct translation from the Greek

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There isἔνιneitherοὐκJewἸουδαῖοςnorοὐδὲGreek;Ἕλληνthere isἔνιneitherοὐκslaveδοῦλοςnorοὐδὲfree;ἐλεύθεροςthere isἔνιnoοὐκmaleἄρσενandκαὶfemale;θῆλυforγὰρyouὑμεῖςareἐστεallπάντεςoneεἷςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesus.Ἰησοῦ

Allusion · Genesis 1:27

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Both texts say “male and female” (arsen kai thēly / zachar uneqeva).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

ἄρσενarsenG730זָכָרzajarH2145“male”
θῆλυthēlyG2338נְקֵבָהnekevaH5347“female, woman”

Galatians 3:28, word by word

There isἔνιeni

there is, is found

There is, is found; it has a place in something.

Where else “eni” appears

JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaios

Jew

A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.

Where else “Ioudaios” appears

GreekἝλληνHellēn

Gentile

Someone who is not a Jew.

Where else “Hellēn” appears

slaveδοῦλοςdoulos

slave

A person who belongs to a master and serves him.

Where else “doulos” appears

freeἐλεύθεροςeleutheros

free

A person who belongs to no master and is in charge of their own life.

Where else “eleutheros” appears

maleἄρσενarsen

male

Male.

Where else “arsen” appears

femaleθῆλυthēly

female

Female; a woman.

Where else “thēly” appears

areἐστεeste

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “este” appears

oneεἷςheis

one

The quantity one, or a single one within a group.

Where else “heis” appears

the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi

Messiah

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

Where else “Christōi” appears

JesusἸησοῦIēsou

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 “Iēsou” appears

Translation note

“Male and female” recalls Genesis 1:27.

The context

27For as many of you as were immersed into the Messiah have clothed yourselves with the Messiah.

28 · This verse (above)

29And if you are the Messiah’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.

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