Galatians 5:9

“A little leaven leavens the whole batch.”

Galatians 5:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Galatians 5:9, word by word

A littleμικρὰmikra

little while

A short amount, or a brief time that soon passes.

Where else “mikra” appears
leavenζύμηzymē

yeast

Yeast: fermented dough that makes bread rise; an image of what spreads from within.

Where else “zymē” appears
leavensζυμοῖzymoi

leaven

Leaven, make dough rise with yeast.

Where else “zymoi” appears
the wholeὅλονholon

whole, all

Whole, entire, all.

Where else “holon” appears
batchφύραμαphyrama

lump, batch

A lump of dough or clay; a batch.

Where else “phyrama” appears

The context

8That persuasion is not from the one who calls you.

9 · This verse (above)

10I am confident about you in the Lord that you will think nothing else; but the one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

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