{
"verseID": "Galatians.4.9",
"source": "Νῦν δὲ, γνόντες Θεόν, μᾶλλον δὲ γνωσθέντες ὑπὸ Θεοῦ, πῶς ἐπιστρέφετε πάλιν ἐπὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ καὶ πτωχὰ στοιχεῖα, οἷς πάλιν ἄνωθεν δουλεύειν θέλετε;",
"text": "Now *de*, having *gnontes Theon*, rather *de* having been *gnōsthentes hypo Theou*, how *epistrephete palin epi* the *asthenē* and *ptōcha stoicheia*, to which *palin anōthen douleuein thelete*?",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*gnontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having known/come to know",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*gnōsthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been known",
"*hypo*": "preposition with genitive - by/under",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God",
"*epistrephete*": "present indicative active, 2nd person plural - you return/turn back",
"*palin*": "adverb - again/once more",
"*epi*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward",
"*asthenē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - weak/feeble",
"*ptōcha*": "accusative, neuter, plural - poor/destitute",
"*stoicheia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - elements/principles",
"*anōthen*": "adverb - again/from the beginning",
"*douleuein*": "present infinitive active - to serve/be enslaved",
"*thelete*": "present indicative active, 2nd person plural - you wish/desire"
},
"variants": {
"*gnontes*": "having known/come to know/recognized",
"*gnōsthentes*": "having been known/recognized/acknowledged",
"*epistrephete*": "you return/turn back/convert",
"*asthenē*": "weak/feeble/impotent",
"*ptōcha*": "poor/destitute/beggarly",
"*stoicheia*": "elements/rudiments/principles/basic components",
"*anōthen*": "again/from the beginning/from above",
"*douleuein*": "to serve as slaves/be enslaved to/be in bondage to",
"*thelete*": "you wish/desire/want"
}
}