Galatians 4:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὥστε οὐκέτι εἶ δοῦλος, ἀλλʼ υἱός· εἰ δὲ υἱός, καὶ κληρονόμος Θεοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ.

Transliteration

So ouketi ei doulos, but huios; if de huios, also klēronomos Theou dia Christou

Grammar Details

*ouketi*: adverb - no longer
*ei*: present indicative, 2nd person singular - you are
*doulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant
*huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - son
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but
*klēronomos*: nominative, masculine, singular - heir
*Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
*dia*: preposition with genitive - through
*Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Christ

Word Meanings

*ouketi*: no longer/no more
*doulos*: slave/servant/bondservant
*huios*: son/child
*klēronomos*: heir/inheritor
*dia*: through/by means of/because of

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Referenced Verses

Gal 3:29-4:2 : 29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Gal 4:5-6 : 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Rom 8:16-17 : 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
1 Cor 3:21-23 : 21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
2 Cor 6:16-18 : 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said , I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Gal 3:26 : 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart faileth{H8804)}: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Jer 10:16 : 16 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Gal 4:31-5:1 : 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Lam 3:24 : 24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Gen 17:7-8 : 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
Ps 16:5 : 5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Rev 21:7 : 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Jer 31:33 : 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 32:38-41 : 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

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