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ButἈλλὰat that time,τότεnotοὐκknowingεἰδότεςGod,θεὸνyou were slavesἐδουλεύσατεto thoseτοῖςthat by natureφύσειareοὖσιnotμὴgods.θεοῖς
Galatians 4:8
Study it in the app“But at that time, not knowing God, you were slaves to those that by nature are not gods.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 4:8, word by word
- at that timeτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- knowingεἰδότεςeidotes
know someone
To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
Where else “eidotes” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- you were slavesἐδουλεύσατεedouleusate
be a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “edouleusate” appears- that by natureφύσειphysei
nature
What someone is by birth.
Where else “physei” appears- areοὖσιousi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ousi” appears
The context
7So you are no longer a slave but a son; and if a son, also an heir through God.
8 · This verse (above)
9But now, having come to know God, or rather having been known by God, how is it that you are turning back again to the weak and poor elements, to which you want to be slaves all over again?