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Forγὰρneitherοὔτεcircumcisionπεριτομήisἐστινanything,τίnorοὔτεuncircumcision,ἀκροβυστίαbutἀλλὰa newκαινὴcreation.κτίσις
Galatians 6:15
Study it in the app“For neither circumcision is anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 6:15, word by word
- neitherοὔτεoute
neither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “oute” appears- circumcisionπεριτομήperitomē
circumcision
The sign of the covenant with Abraham, a cut in the male's skin.
Where else “peritomē” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobystia
uncircumcision
Not being circumcised.
Where else “akrobystia” appears- a newκαινὴkainē
new
New, different from what was before.
Where else “kainē” appears- creationκτίσιςktisis
creation
All that God made, or a being he made.
Where else “ktisis” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts begin: “For in the Messiah Jesus neither…”
The context
14But as for me, may it never be that I boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
15 · This verse (above)
16And as many as will walk by this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, also upon the Israel of God.