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Soοὕτωςweἡμεῖςalso,καὶwhenὅτεwe wereἦμενchildren,νήπιοιwereἤμεθαenslavedδεδουλωμένοιunderὑπὸthe elementsτὰ στοιχεῖαof the world.τοῦ κόσμου
Galatians 4:3
Study it in the app“So we also, when we were children, were enslaved under the elements of the world.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:3, word by word
- we wereἦμενēmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēmen” appears- childrenνήπιοιnēpioi
infant
Someone still immature in faith.
Where else “nēpioi” appears- enslavedδεδουλωμένοιdedoulōmenoi
be a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “dedoulōmenoi” appears- the elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheia
basic principles
The first basics of a teaching; the world's enslaving powers.
Where else “stoicheia” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmou” appears
Translation note
“Elements”: it may refer to elementary teachings or to the powers that were believed to rule the world.
The context
2but he is under guardians and managers until the time set by the father.
3 · This verse (above)
4But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,