26 {
"verseID": "Galatians.4.26",
"source": "Ἡ δὲ ἄνω Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν, ἥτις ἐστὶν μήτηρ πάντων ἡμῶν.",
"text": "The *de anō Ierousalēm eleuthera estin*, which *estin mētēr* of all of us",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*anō*": "adverb - above/upward",
"*Ierousalēm*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Jerusalem",
"*eleuthera*": "nominative, feminine, singular - free",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*mētēr*": "nominative, feminine, singular - mother"
},
"variants": {
"*anō*": "above/upward/heavenly",
"*eleuthera*": "free/liberated/not enslaved",
"*mētēr*": "mother/source/origin"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Galatians.4.27",
"source": "Γέγραπται γάρ, Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα· ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον, ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα: ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.",
"text": "It has been *gegraptai* for, *Euphranthēti*, *steira* the not *tiktousa*; *rhēxon* and *boēson*, the not *ōdinousa*: because many the *tekna* of the *erēmou mallon ē* of the *echousēs* the *andra*",
"grammar": {
"*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it has been written",
"*euphranthēti*": "aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular - rejoice/be glad",
"*steira*": "nominative, feminine, singular - barren woman",
"*tiktousa*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - bearing children",
"*rhēxon*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - break forth",
"*boēson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - cry out",
"*ōdinousa*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - experiencing birth pains",
"*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children",
"*erēmou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - desolate/forsaken woman",
"*mallon*": "adverb - more/rather",
"*ē*": "comparative particle - than",
"*echousēs*": "present active participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having",
"*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - husband/man"
},
"variants": {
"*euphranthēti*": "rejoice/be glad/cheer up",
"*steira*": "barren woman/sterile woman",
"*tiktousa*": "bearing children/giving birth",
"*rhēxon*": "break forth/burst out",
"*boēson*": "cry out/shout/call loudly",
"*ōdinousa*": "experiencing birth pains/in labor",
"*tekna*": "children/offspring/descendants",
"*erēmou*": "desolate/forsaken/abandoned woman",
"*echousēs*": "having/possessing",
"*andra*": "husband/man/male"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Galatians.4.28",
"source": "Ἡμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, κατὰ Ἰσαὰκ, ἐπαγγελίας τέκνα ἐσμέν.",
"text": "We *de*, *adelphoi*, *kata Isaak*, of *epangelias tekna esmen*",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*kata*": "preposition with accusative - according to/like",
"*Isaak*": "proper noun, accusative - Isaac",
"*epangelias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - promise",
"*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children",
"*esmen*": "present indicative, 1st person plural - we are"
},
"variants": {
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings/fellow believers",
"*kata*": "according to/like/in the pattern of",
"*epangelias*": "promise/announcement",
"*tekna*": "children/offspring/descendants"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Galatians.4.29",
"source": "Ἀλλʼ ὥσπερ τότε ὁ κατὰ σάρκα γεννηθεὶς ἐδίωκε τὸν κατὰ Πνεῦμα, οὕτως καὶ νῦν.",
"text": "But *hōsper tote* the *kata sarka gennētheis ediōke* the one *kata Pneuma*, *houtōs* also now",
"grammar": {
"*hōsper*": "conjunction - just as/even as",
"*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time",
"*kata*": "preposition with accusative - according to",
"*sarka*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flesh",
"*gennētheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been born",
"*ediōke*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was persecuting",
"*Pneuma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Spirit",
"*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this manner"
},
"variants": {
"*hōsper*": "just as/even as/like",
"*tote*": "then/at that time/formerly",
"*kata*": "according to/by way of",
"*sarka*": "flesh/human nature/natural descent",
"*gennētheis*": "having been born/begotten",
"*ediōke*": "was persecuting/pursuing/harassing",
"*Pneuma*": "Spirit/spirit"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Galatians.4.30",
"source": "Ἀλλὰ τί λέγει ἡ γραφή; Ἔκβαλε τὴν παιδίσκην καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς: οὐ γὰρ μὴ κληρονομήσῃ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης μετὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.",
"text": "But what *legei* the *graphē*? *Ekbale* the *paidiskēn* and the *huion* of her: not for not *klēronomēsē* the *huios* of the *paidiskēs meta* the *huiou* of the *eleutheras*",
"grammar": {
"*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it says",
"*graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - scripture/writing",
"*ekbale*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - cast out/expel",
"*paidiskēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - female slave/servant",
"*huion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - son",
"*klēronomēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - will inherit",
"*huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - son",
"*paidiskēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - female slave/servant",
"*meta*": "preposition with genitive - with",
"*huiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - son",
"*eleutheras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - free woman"
},
"variants": {
"*legei*": "says/speaks/declares",
"*graphē*": "scripture/writing/sacred text",
"*ekbale*": "cast out/expel/drive away",
"*paidiskēn*": "female slave/servant/bondwoman",
"*klēronomēsē*": "will inherit/obtain possession of",
"*paidiskēs*": "female slave/servant/bondwoman",
"*eleutheras*": "free woman/liberated woman"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Galatians.4.31",
"source": "Ἄρα, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐσμὲν παιδίσκης τέκνα, ἀλλὰ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.",
"text": "*Ara*, *adelphoi*, not *esmen paidiskēs tekna*, but of the *eleutheras*",
"grammar": {
"*ara*": "inferential particle - therefore/then",
"*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*esmen*": "present indicative, 1st person plural - we are",
"*paidiskēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - female slave/servant",
"*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children",
"*eleutheras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - free woman"
},
"variants": {
"*ara*": "therefore/then/consequently",
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings/fellow believers",
"*paidiskēs*": "female slave/servant/bondwoman",
"*tekna*": "children/offspring/descendants",
"*eleutheras*": "free woman/liberated woman"
}
}