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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὅσοι | G3745 | As many as | as (much, great, long, etc.) as |
| 2 | θέλουσιν | G2309 | desire | to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), |
| 3 | εὐπροσωπῆσαι | G2146 | to make a fair shew | to be of good countenance, i.e., (figuratively) to make a display |
| 4 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 5 | σαρκί | G4561 | the flesh | flesh (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 |
| 6 | οὗτοι | G3778 | they | the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated) |
| 7 | ἀναγκάζουσιν | G315 | constrain | to necessitate |
| 8 | ὑμᾶς | G5209 | you | you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) |
| 9 | περιτέμνεσθαι | G4059 | to be circumcised | to cut around, i.e., (specially) to circumcise |
| 10 | μόνον | G3440 | only | merely |
| 11 | ἵνα | G2443 | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) | |
| 12 | μὴ | G3361 | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether | |
| 13 | τῷ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | σταυρῷ | G4716 | for the cross | a 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., |
| 15 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | Χριστοῦ | G5547 | of Christ | anointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus |
| 17 | διώκωνται | G1377 | they should suffer persecution | compare 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...