Greek Interlinear

Galatians 6:12 Interlinear

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh they constrain you to be circumcised only for the cross of Christ they should suffer persecution

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ὅσοιG3745As many asas (much, great, long, etc.) as
2θέλουσινG2309desireto determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),
3εὐπροσωπῆσαιG2146to make a fair shewto be of good countenance, i.e., (figuratively) to make a display
4ἐνG1722in"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
5σαρκίG4561the fleshflesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or
6οὗτοιG3778theythe he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
7ἀναγκάζουσινG315constrainto necessitate
8ὑμᾶςG5209youyou (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
9περιτέμνεσθαιG4059to be circumcisedto cut around, i.e., (specially) to circumcise
10μόνονG3440onlymerely
11ἵναG2443in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
12μὴG3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
13τῷG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
14σταυρῷG4716for the crossa stake or post (as set upright), i.e., (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e.,
15τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
16ΧριστοῦG5547of Christanointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus
17διώκωνταιG1377they should suffer persecutioncompare the base of g1169 and g1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute

Verse Context

Galatians 6:11Ye see how large unto you a letter I have written ...
Galatians 6:12 (current)As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh they constrain you to be circumcised only for the cross of Christ they should suffer persecution
Galatians 6:13neither For circumcised they themselves the law...

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