King James Version
Galatians 4:2 in the King James Version says “But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.” — study this verse from Galatians chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
Galatians 4:2 · KJV
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: elements: or, rudiments
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“under”
G5259under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“governors”
G3623a house-distributor (i.e., manager), or overseer, i.e., an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preach
“the time appointed”
G4287fixed beforehand, i.e., (feminine with g2250 implied) a designated day
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