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My children,τέκνα μουfor whomοὓςagainπάλινI suffer birth painsὠδίνωuntilμέχρις οὗthe MessiahΧριστὸςis formedμορφωθῇinἐνyou,ὑμῖν
Galatians 4:19
Study it in the app“My children, for whom again I suffer birth pains until the Messiah is formed in you,”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:19, word by word
- My childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- I suffer birth painsὠδίνωōdinō
suffer birth pains
Suffer birth pains, be in labor.
Where else “ōdinō” appears- untilμέχριςmechris
until, as far as
Until; as far as.
Where else “mechris” 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- is formedμορφωθῇmorphōthēi
form
Form, give shape from within.
Where else “morphōthēi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “My little children.”
The context
18Now it is good to be zealous for what is good always, and not only when I am present with you.
19 · This verse (above)
20I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.