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I would likeἤθελονto be presentπαρεῖναιwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶςnowἄρτιandκαὶto changeἀλλάξαιmy tone,τὴν φωνήν μουbecauseὅτιI am perplexedἀποροῦμαιaboutἐνyou.ὑμῖν
Galatians 4:20
Study it in the app“I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:20, word by word
- I would likeἤθελονēthelon
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “ēthelon” appears- to be presentπαρεῖναιpareinai
be present
To be in person in the same place as others.
Where else “pareinai” appears- nowἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears- to changeἀλλάξαιallaxai
change
Change, exchange one thing for another.
Where else “allaxai” appears- my toneφωνήνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears- I am perplexedἀποροῦμαιaporoumai
be at a loss
Be perplexed, not know what to do.
Where else “aporoumai” appears
The context
19My children, for whom again I suffer birth pains until the Messiah is formed in you,
20 · This verse (above)
21Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not hear the law?