Look,ἼδεI,ἐγὼPaul,Παῦλοςsayλέγωto youὑμῖνthatὅτιifἐὰνyou let yourselves be circumcised,περιτέμνησθεthe MessiahΧριστὸςwill benefitὠφελήσειyouὑμᾶςnothing.οὐδὲν
Galatians 5:2
Study it in the app“Look, I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, the Messiah will benefit you nothing.”
With the Greek beneath
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Galatians 5:2, word by word
- LookἼδεIde
look
Look! See!
Where else “Ide” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- sayλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- you let yourselves be circumcisedπεριτέμνησθεperitemnēsthe
circumcise
Circumcise.
Where else “peritemnēsthe” 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- will benefitὠφελήσειōphelēsei
help, benefit
Help, be of use.
Where else “ōphelēsei” appears
The context
1For freedom the Messiah has set us free; stand firm, then, and do not be subjected again to a yoke of slavery.
2 · This verse (above)
3And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to do the whole law.