Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
Euen ſo we, when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the || Elements of the world:
οὕτω καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἤμεν δεδουλωμένοι·
οὕτω καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἦμεν δεδουλωμένοι·
δουλόω , masculine noun, douloō — to enslave, bring under subjection (value 1374)
G1402,
δουλόω doulóō, doo-lo'-o; from G1401; to enslave (literally or figuratively):—bring into (be under) bondage, × given, become (make) servant.to make a slave of, reduce to bondage
metaph. give myself wholly to one's needs and service, make myself a bondman to him
Used in 8 Verses, 6 Books 8  Occurrence Count
ἐγώ , pronoun, egō — I (only expressed when emphatic) (value 808)
G1473,
ἐγώ egṓ, eg-o'; a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):—I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.Used in 334 Verses, 23 Books 369  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἡμεῖς , pronoun, hēmeis — us, we ourselves (value 263)
G2249,
ἡμεῖς hēmeîs, hay-mice'; nominative plural of G1473; we (only used when emphatic):—us, we (ourselves).Used in 121 Verses, 19 Books 126  Occurrence Count
ἦν , verb, ēn — agree, be, have charge of, hold, use (value 58)
G2258,
ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.Used in 415 Verses, 21 Books 455  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
κόσμος , masculine noun, kosmos — order, the world (value 600)
G2889,
κόσμος kósmos, kos'-mos; probably from the base of G2865; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):—adorning, world.an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3
the world, the universe
the circle of the earth, the earth
the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)
Used in 152 Verses, 20 Books 187  Occurrence Count
νήπιος , adjective, nēpios — an infant, a simple-minded or immature person (value 418)
G3516,
νήπιος nḗpios, nay'-pee-os; from an obsolete particle νή- nḗ- (implying negation) and G2031; not speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian:—babe, child (+ -ish).an infant, little child
a minor, not of age
metaph. childish, untaught, unskilled
Used in 10 Verses, 7 Books 14  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅτε , particle, hote — when (value 375)
G3753,
ὅτε hóte, hot'-eh; from G3739 and G5037; at which (thing) too, i.e. when:—after (that), as soon as, that, when, while.when whenever, while, as long as
Used in 105 Verses, 18 Books 106  Occurrence Count
οὕτω , adverb, hoytō(s) — in this way, thus (value 1570)
G3779,
οὕτω hoútō, hoo'-to; adverb from G3778; in this way (referring to what precedes or follows):—after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.Used in 206 Verses, 21 Books 213  Occurrence Count
στοιχεῖον , neuter noun, stoicheion — one of a row, a letter (of the alphabet), the elements (of knowledge) (value 1315)
G4747,
στοιχεῖον stoicheîon, stoy-khi'-on; neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of G4748; something orderly in arrangement, i.e. (by implication) a serial (basal, fundamental, initial) constituent (literally), proposition (figuratively):—element, principle, rudiment.any first thing, from which the others belonging to some series or composite whole take their rise, an element, first principal
the letters of the alphabet as the elements of speech, not however the written characters, but the spoken sounds
the elements from which all things have come, the material causes of the universe
the heavenly bodies, either as parts of the heavens or (as others think) because in them the elements of man, life and destiny were supposed to reside
the elements, rudiments, primary and fundamental principles of any art, science, or discipline
i.e. of mathematics, Euclid's geometry
Used in 7 Verses, 4 Books 7  Occurrence Count
ὑπό , preposition, hypo — by, under (value 550)
G5259,
ὑπό hupŏ, hoop-o'; a primary preposition; under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)):—among, by, from, in, of, under, with.Used in 212 Verses, 23 Books 231  Occurrence Count
| Galatians 4:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 7778) |
| οὕτω καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἤμεν δεδουλωμένοι· |
| Verse #29135 (Ch. #1095) — 13 words, 63 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Even |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| so |
G3779hoytō(s) |
οὕτω |
1570 |
| we, |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| when |
G3753hote |
ὅτε |
375 |
| we were |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| children, |
G3516nēpios |
νήπιος |
418 |
| were |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| in bondage |
G1402douloō |
δουλόω |
1374 |
| under |
G5259hypo |
ὑπό |
550 |
| the elements |
G4747stoicheion |
στοιχεῖον |
1315 |
| of the world: |
G2889kosmos |
κόσμος |
600 |
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