Galatians 1:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called `me' through His grace --

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου, καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

But when eudokēsen ho Theos, the one having aphorisas me from koilias mētros of me, and having kalesas through tēs charitos of him,

Grammar Details

• *Hote*: temporal conjunction - when
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *eudokēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was pleased
• *ho Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - subject
• *ho aphorisas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one who set apart
• *me*: accusative, first person singular - direct object
• *ek koilias*: genitive, feminine, singular with preposition - from womb
• *mētros*: genitive, feminine, singular - of mother
• *mou*: genitive, first person singular - possessive
• *kalesas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having called
• *dia tēs charitos*: genitive, feminine, singular with preposition - through grace
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - possessive

Word Meanings

• *eudokēsen*: was pleased/well-pleased/delighted
• *aphorisas*: set apart/separated/selected
• *koilias*: womb/belly
• *mētros*: mother/female parent
• *kalesas*: called/summoned/invited
• *charitos*: grace/favor/kindness

Referenced Verses

• Isa 49:1 : 1 Hearken, O isles, unto me, And attend, O peoples, from afar, Jehovah from the womb hath called me, From the bowels of my mother He hath made mention of my name.
• Isa 49:5 : 5 And now, said Jehovah, who is forming me from the belly for a servant to Him, To bring back Jacob unto Him, (Though Israel is not gathered, Yet I am honoured in the eyes of Jehovah, And my God hath been my strength.)
• Jer 1:5 : 5 `Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'
• Acts 9:15 : 15 And the Lord said unto him, `Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;
• Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God --
• Acts 13:2 : 2 and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, `Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'
• Acts 22:14-15 : 14 and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth, 15 because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard;
• Deut 7:7-8 : 7 `Not because of your being more numerous than any of the peoples hath Jehovah delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye `are' the least of all the peoples, 8 but because of Jehovah's loving you, and because of His keeping the oath which He hath sworn to your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out by a strong hand, and doth ransom you from a house of servants, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
• 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.
• 1 Chr 28:4-5 : 4 `And Jehovah, God of Israel, doth fix on me out of all the house of my father to be for king over Israel to the age, for on Judah He hath fixed for a leader, and in the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, on me, `me' He hath been pleased to make king over all Israel; 5 and out of all my sons -- for many sons hath Jehovah given to me -- He also fixeth on Solomon my son, to sit on the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel,
• Matt 11:26 : 26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.
• Luke 1:15-16 : 15 for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb; 16 and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,
• Luke 10:21 : 21 In that hour was Jesus glad in the Spirit, and said, `I do confess to thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that Thou didst hide these things from wise men and understanding, and didst reveal them to babes; yes, Father, because so it became good pleasure before Thee.
• Rom 1:5 : 5 through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;
• Rom 8:30 : 30 and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.
• Rom 9:24 : 24 not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
• 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
• 1 Cor 1:9 : 9 faithful `is' God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 and to those called -- both Jews and Greeks -- Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;
• Gal 1:6 : 6 I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news;
• Eph 1:5 : 5 having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
• Eph 1:9 : 9 having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
• Eph 3:11 : 11 according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 And we -- we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth, 14 to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;
• 1 Tim 1:12-14 : 12 And I give thanks to him who enabled me -- Christ Jesus our Lord -- that he did reckon me stedfast, having put `me' to the ministration, 13 who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did `it' in unbelief, 14 and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus:
• 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle `you';