Galatians 4:25

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τὸ γὰρ Ἁγὰρ Σινᾶ ὄρος ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ Ἀραβίᾳ, συστοιχεῖ δὲ τῇ νῦν Ἰερουσαλήμ, δουλεύει δὲ μετὰ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς.

Transliteration

The for Hagar Sina oros estin in the Arabia, systoichei de the now Ierousalēm, douleuei de meta the teknōn of her

Grammar Details

*Hagar*: proper noun - Hagar
*Sina*: proper noun - Sinai
*oros*: nominative, neuter, singular - mountain
*estin*: present indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*Arabia*: dative, feminine, singular - Arabia
*systoichei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - corresponds to
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but
*Ierousalēm*: dative, feminine, singular - Jerusalem
*douleuei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - serves as slave
*meta*: preposition with genitive - with
*teknōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - children

Word Meanings

*oros*: mountain/hill/mount
*systoichei*: corresponds to/aligns with/is in the same row with
*douleuei*: serves as slave/is in bondage/is enslaved
*teknōn*: children/offspring/descendants

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Referenced Verses

Deut 33:2 : 2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Judg 5:5 : 5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
Ps 68:8 : 8 The earth shook{H8804)}, the heavens also dropped{H8804)} at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Ps 68:17 : 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Luke 13:34 : 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Luke 19:44 : 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Acts 1:11 : 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Gal 1:17 : 17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Heb 12:18 : 18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

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