Galatians 5:12 — Word Study
N1904ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
BSAI wishophelon▸ [from the heart, with strong desire] alsokai will emasculate themselvesapokoptō▸ [go beyond, even cut off, castrate, render powerless, their own influence, authority] thoseho upsettinganastatoō▸ [causing trouble, disturbing] you.su
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| ὄφελον | I wish | Verb, second aorist, active |
| καὶ | also | Conjunction |
| ἀποκόψονται | will emasculate themselves | Verb, future, middle |
| οἱ | those | Article, nominative, plural |
| ἀναστατοῦντες | upsetting | Verb, present, active |
| ὑμᾶς. | you. | Personal pronoun, second person, accusative |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves! |
| KJV | I would they were even cut off which trouble you. |
| ASV | I would that they that unsettle you would even go beyond circumcision. |
| YLT | O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you! |
| WEB | I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off. |
| BBE | My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves. |
Where they part company is ἀποκόψονται — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence has a main clause expressing Paul's wish, with additional phrases providing context about the agitators' actions.
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Deep Study — Galatians 5:12
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Context — Paul's Defense of His Gospelgenerated
Galatians 5:12 reveals Paul's frustration with those who are causing unrest among the Galatian believers. He wishes that these agitators would go to the extreme of harming themselves, highlighting the seriousness of their actions. This verse is part of a broader argument where Paul defends the freedom of the gospel against those who seek to impose legalistic practices on the church, as seen in the surrounding verses.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatians 5:10 | I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be. |
| 2 | Galatians 1:8–9 | But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! |
| 3 | Genesis 17:14 | But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.” |
| 4 | Exodus 12:15 | For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel. |
| 5 | Exodus 30:33 | Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’” |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 12 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — ὄφελον, ophelongenerated
The word ὄφελον is a second aorist verb form of ὀφείλω, indicating a strong wish or desire. It expresses a longing for something to be true or to happen, often conveying a sense of frustration or urgency.
In this context, Paul uses it to express a wish that those troubling the Galatians would take drastic action against themselves, emphasizing his strong feelings about their influence.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as 'I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!' The KJV translates it as 'I would they were even cut off which trouble you.' Both translations capture Paul's strong desire for the agitators to be removed from the community.
However, the translations differ in their choice of words for ἀποκόψονται. The KJV and ASV use 'cut off,' while the WEB and BBE opt for 'emasculate,' reflecting the severity of Paul's statement.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb ὄφελον governs the entire verse, expressing Paul's wish. It is followed by a participial phrase ἀναστατοῦντες that describes the subject, and a future verb phrase ἀποκόψονται indicating what he wishes for them.
The structure emphasizes Paul's strong emotional response to the agitators, with the main clause clearly stating his wish and the subordinate clauses providing context about the troubling actions.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In Galatians 5:12, the Greek word ὑμᾶς (su), meaning 'you,' corresponds to the Hebrew word אַתָּ֫ה (attah), which is also a second person pronoun. This choice emphasizes the direct address to the audience, highlighting the personal nature of the admonition.
The use of ὑμᾶς in the Septuagint, appearing in various contexts, reflects a consistent engagement with the audience, reinforcing the urgency of the message in this verse.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Galatians 5:12 shows Paul expressing a strong wish that those causing trouble among the Galatians would harm themselves. This reflects his deep concern for the church and the seriousness of the influence these agitators have.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Paul is expressing a strong desire for those who are causing trouble to be removed from the community, emphasizing the seriousness of their actions.
Paul is concerned that the agitators are distorting the gospel and leading believers away from the truth of Christ's message.
This verse highlights Paul's defense of the true gospel against legalism, emphasizing the importance of freedom in Christ.
Paul's strong language underscores the seriousness of false teachings and the need to protect the integrity of the gospel.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What are some ways I can discern true teachings from false ones in my own faith journey?
- How can I support others who are being influenced by false teachings?
- In what ways can I stand firm in the freedom of the gospel amidst pressures to conform?
- What does it mean for me to protect the integrity of my faith community?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early church Fathers comment on Paul's strong language in this verse, discussing the implications of his wish for the agitators.
How should he not, when he himself experiences the same? "I would," says he, "that they were even cut off which trouble you." In perfect agreement with reason was that indignation which resulted from his desire to maintain discipline and…Early Church Fathers on Galatians 5 →
"When I was a child," he says, "as a child I spake, as a child I understood; but when I became a man, those (things) which had been the child's I abandoned: " so truly did he turn away from his early opinions: nor did he sin by becoming an…Early Church Fathers on Galatians 5 →
It is asked how Paul, a disciple of him who said, “Bless those who curse you,” … now curses those who were disturbing the churches of Galatia.… The words that he speaks are prompted not so much by anger against his opponents as by…Early Church Fathers on Galatians 5 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Galatians 5:12 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleI would they were even cut off which trouble you. These words are a solemn wish of the apostle's with respect to the false teachers, or an imprecation of the judgment of God upon them; that they
Read John Gill on Galatians 5 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryI would they were even cut off which trouble you. They ... which trouble you , [ anastatountes (G387)] - turning upside down (Acts 17:6): setting up what ought to be down, and down what ought to be
Read Robert Jamieson on Galatians 5 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleI wish that God would some way or other put an end to these that trouble you. This Paul speaketh not out of hatred to their persons, but out of a zeal to the glory of God, and a just indignation against these men, who had so much hindered the salvation of the members of this church. And it is not improbable that the apostle here spake by the Spirit of prophecy, as knowing God would cut them off; so that his and the like imprecations of holy men in Scripture are not to be drawn into precedents, or made matters for our imitation, unless we had the same discerning of spirits which they had, or the same Spirit of prophecy and revelations from God as to future things. But how far it is lawful or…
Read Matthew Poole on Galatians 5 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you. Ver. 12. I would they were even cut] Not circumcised only, cut round, but cut off, Non circumcidantur modo, sed et abscindantur. (Chrys.) That trouble you] That turn you upside down, or that turn you out of house and home.
Read John Trapp on Galatians 5 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) I would they were even cut off.—The Authorised version is undoubtedly wrong here. The words may mean “cut themselves off,” i.e., from your communion, but it seems far best to take the words, with all the ancient Greek interpreters and a large majority of modern commentators, including Dr. Lightfoot and Bishop Wordsworth, as referring to an extension of the rite of circumcision, such as the Galatians might see frequently practised by the priests of Cybele, whose worship had one of its most imporant centres in their country—I would they would even make themselves eunuchs. Let them carry their self-mutilation still further, and not stop at circumcision. The expression is in several ways…
Read Charles John Ellicott on Galatians 5 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 12. I would they were even cut off which trouble you.] This saying has puzzled many, and different interpretations of the place have been proposed by learned men. At first sight it seems as if the apostle was praying for the destruction of the false teachers who had perverted the Churches of Galatia. Mr. Wakefield thought οφελοναποκοψονται might be translated, I wish that they were made to weep; and in his translation of the New Testament the passage stands thus: "I wish that they who are unsettling you may lament it." I believe the apostle never meant any such thing. As the persons who were breeding all this confusion in the Churches of Galatia were members of that Church, the…
Read AdamClarke on Galatians 5 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges12. The Apostle gives vent to his righteous indignation.they were even cut off] Two explanations of this expression are given. All expositors however agree in translating the verb as a middle, not as passive.(1) ‘I would that they who are such advocates for circumcision would go further and practise self-mutilation, like the priests of Cybele’. This is the view of Chrysostom and has the support of the most eminent commentators, ancient and modern. Bp. Lightfoot remarks, that ‘by glorying in the flesh’ the Galatians were returning in a very marked way to the bondage of their former heathenism; and Dr Jowett considers that ‘the common interpretation of the Fathers, confirmed by the use of…
Read Cambridge on Galatians 5 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleI would they were even cut off - That is, as I understand it, from the communion of the church.
Read Albert Barnes on Galatians 5 →The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.
As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves!
Tyndale line
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
I would that they that unsettle you would even go beyond circumcision.
I would that they which unsettle you would even cut themselves off.
I would they were even cut off who trouble you.
Would to God they were euen cut off, which doe disquiet you.
Strictly literal
I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.
O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!
O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!
As for those who are disturbing you, I wish they would castrate themselves!
From the Latin
I would they were even cut off, who trouble you.
Simplified
If only those who are causing you trouble would go even further than circumcision and castrate themselves!
My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
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The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac
Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.
Utinam et abscindantur qui vos conturbant.
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܐܫܬܘܦ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܡܦܣܩ ܢܦܣܩܘܢ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܕܠܚܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ
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The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say
Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
The previous edition, still widely cited.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
ὄφελον καὶ ἀποκόψονται οἱ ἀναστατοῦντες ὑμᾶς.
The printed tradition behind the King James Version.
A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.
Word by word, across the editions
Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in Galatians 5:12
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The Greek word ὄφελον is the second aorist form of ὀφείλω, expressing a wish that something were or had been the case, often translated as "O that!" or "Would that!" It appears in the New Testament in contexts like 1 Corinthians 4:8 and Galatians 5:12. The lexicons note its use with various verb forms to convey unattainable wishes.
ὄφελον, 2 aor. of ὀφείλω, without the augment (v. M, Pr., 201n), used to express a fruitless wish;
[in LXX (with aor. indic.): Ex 16:3 (מִי־יִתֵּן), Nu 14:3 (2) 20:3 (לוּא), Ps 118 (119):5 (אַחֲלֵי), etc.;]
in cl. with an infin. (chiefly poët.),
would that: with indic. aor., I Co 4:8; impf., II Co 11:1, Re 3:15; fut., Ga 5:12 (a practicable wish, v. Bl., 206 f., 220. The construction with indic. is only found in late writers.)†
ὄφελον (for ὥφελον, without the augm., 2 aor. of ὀφείλω; in earlier Grk. with an inf., as ὥφελον θανεῖν, I ought to have died, expressive of a wish, i. q. would that I were dead; in later Grk. it assumes the nature of an interjection, to be rendered) would that, where one wishes that a thing had happened which has not happened, or that a thing be done which probably will not be done [ef. W. 301 sq. (283); B. 8. 150, 5]: with an optative pres. Rev. iii. 15 Ree.; with an indicative impf., Rev. ibid. GLT Tr WH; 2 Co. xi. 1, (Epict. diss. 2, 18, 15; Ignat. ad Smyrn. ο. 12); with an indie. aorist, 1 Co. iv. 8 (Ps. exviii. (exix.) 5; ὄφελον ἀπεθάνομεν, Ex. xvi. 3; Num. xiv. 2; xx. 3); with the future, Gal. ν. 12 (Leian. soloee. [or Pseudosoph.] 1, where this construction is classed as a solecism). Cf. Passow ii. p. 603°; [L. and S. 5. v. ὀφείλω, IT.…
Read the full entry →ὄφελον. This form = “1 would that,” which is found in the NT (1 Cor 45 a/.) for Sedov (cf. Moulton Pro/eg. p. 201), may be illustrated from OGZS 315! (B.c. 164-3) ὄφελομ μὲν ἡ θεὸς... στερῆσαι τὸν ταῦτα πο[ήσαντα ὧν] μάλιστα ἐπιθυμεῖ, where it will be noted the editor reads στερῆσαι (inf.) rather than στερήσαι (opt.). In P Giss I. 17! (time of Hadrian), a slave writes to her sick master—ddqedov εἰ ἐδυνάμεθα πέτασθαι καὶ ἐλθεῖν kal προσκυνῆσαί σε, “᾿ would that I could fly and come and pay my respects to you.” ᾿Ὥφελον is common with the Ist pers. in Epictetus (but does not occur in the NT), e.g. ii. 21. 1 Sedov ὡς φρένας ἔχω οὕτω καὶ τύχην εἶχον : for the 3rd pers. following, as in Gal 514, cf. 16. ii, 18. 15 ὥφελόν (ὄφελόν 5) τις μετὰ ταύτης…
Read the full entry →ὄφελον (ophelon) — I wish!.
Included with: ὀφείλ-ω,
imperfect ὤφειλον; Epic dialect ὀφέλλω (also Aeolic dialect, [Refs 4th c.BC+]imperfect ὤφελλον or ὄφελλον, see infr. II. [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ὀφειλήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ὠφείλησα [Refs 5th c.BC+] (ἐπ-): perfect ὠφείληκα: pluperfect -ήκειν[Refs 4th c.BC+]aorist 2 ὤφελον (see. below [Refs]:—passive, aorist participle ὀφειληθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cretan dialect ὀφήλω [Refs], written ὀπέλο [Refs 4th c.AD+] ὀφέλλω (see. above) and ὀφήλω [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in early Attic dialect Inscrr. written both ὀφελ -IG 12.91.8[Refs]:—owe, have to pay or account for, τὸ καὶ μοιχάγρι᾽ ὀφέλλει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὅτι μοι.. ζωάγρι᾽ ὀφέλλεις[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τί ὀφείλω; what do I owe? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀ. ἀργύριον, χρέα, [Refs 5th c.BC+] to be debtor to another, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, to be in debt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ…
Read the full entry →ὄφελον
ophelon
first person singular of a past tense of 3784; I ought (wish), i.e.
(interjection) oh that!:--would (to God).
see GREEK for 3784
ὄφελον
v.
O that! I wish! Would that!
ὄφελον ophelon 4x
originally a ptcp (aor act ptcp nom sg neut) from ὀφείλω, used in NT as an interj. to introduce a wish that cannot be attained, O that! Would that! 1 Cor. 4:8; 2 Cor. 11:1; Gal. 5:12; Rev. 3:15*
Verb-2AAI-1S — Verb · second aorist · active · indicative · first person · singularsecond aorist active indicative — a completed action, viewed as a whole.
V-2AAI-1S Part of Speech: Verb Tense: second Aorist Voice: Active Mood: Indicative Person: first Number: Singular
wish: The word appears both as a substantive and as a verb in the Old Testament, having a variety of meanings: (1) The substantive, peh, means "mouth" and also "speech." In this form it occurs in Job 33:6 margin: "Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead." Elihu here refers to Job's expressed desire for an umpire (9:33), and one who would maintain his right with God (16:21). (2) The verb: (a) haphets, "willing," or "desirous" (Ps 40:14 the King James Version); (b) sha'-al, "to ask," "petition," "supplicate" (Job 31:30 the King James Version); (c) another variation of meaning is found in Ps 73:7 where maskith, "to imagine," is translated "wish": "They have more…
4 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 4 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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καὶ ὄφελον πάντες αὐτὸν ἐμιμοῦντο, ὄντα ἐξεμπλάριον θεοῦ διακονίας.
Ἀντώνιος Δῖος Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι τιμιώτατωι χαίρειν. ἐκομισάμην σου τὴν ἐπιστολὴν ἡδέως καὶ περιμένω σε. ὄφελον δὲ καὶ τὸ πρὸς Ἀκύλαν ἐπιστόλιον πεπομφὼς ἢ
καί (kai) is a conjunction meaning 'and,' used to connect words, phrases, and clauses. It serves various functions, including copulative and adjunctive uses, and can express cumulative ideas like 'also' or 'even.' The New Testament frequently employs it to link terms and sentences, as seen in verses like Matthew 2:18 and John 10:3. Abbott-Smith notes its use in both simple and complex structures, while Thayer emphasizes its role as the most common particle in the New Testament.
καί, a conj., and; the most freq. by far of all the particles in the N. T. [On its uses see W. § 53, 3sqq.; B. 361 (310) sqq., and ef. Ellicott on Phil. iv. 12; on the difference between it and τέ see 8. v. τέ ad init. ] I. It serves as a copulative i.e. to connect (Lat. et, atque, Germ. und) ; 1. it connects single words or terms: a. univ., as of Φαρισαῖοι καὶ Σαδδουκαῖοι, Mt. xvi. 1; ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ, he who is God and Father (see θεός, 3); ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ, Lk. viii. 15; πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως, ΗΘ}. 1. 1; it is repeated before single terms, to each of which its own force and weight is thus given: ἡ υἱοθεσία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ ai διαθῆκαι καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία καὶ ἡ λατρεία καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι, Ro. ix. 4 ; ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή, Ro. vii. 12; add, Mt. xxiii. 23; Lk. xiv. 21; Jn. xvi. 8; Acts xv. 20, 29; xxi. 25; Heb. ix. 10; Rey. v. 12; xviii. 12 sq.; ef. W. 519 sq. (484). b. it…
Read the full entry →και. In LAE p. 129 ff. Deissmann discusses the thoroughly popular character of the Johannine style with its short paratactic sentences, introduced by kal. . . καί. To illustrate this, he cites amongst other exx. a Dream from the Serapeum, P Par 51 (B.C. 160) (= Selections, p. 18 ff. : see especially the amended readings in Archiv vi. p. 204), which runs—** ὦμ[ην] βατί -- δ)ίζειν pe [ἀπ]ὸ λειβὸς ἕως ἀ[ πηλι]ώτου, καὶ ἀναπίπτομαι ἐπ᾿ ἄχυρον" καὶ [ἄν]θρωπ[ος9] ἀπὸ λιβός μου, ἐχόμενός μου’ ἀναπίπτει καὶ αὐτός, καὶ ὥσπερ κεκλειμμ[évot] μου ἦσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, καὶ ἐξαί[φνης] ἀνύγω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς pov, καὶ ὁρῶ kTA., “ I dreamed that I was going from West to East, and I lie down upon chaff. And there | αὐτὸ (deleted in the original) Σεμφθεῖ. | ἐκ καινῆς ἐν Σομολ(ῶ)…
Read the full entry →καί (kai) — and.
καί,
conjunction, copulative, joining words and sentences,
__A and; also adverb, even, also, just, frequently expressing emphatic assertion or assent, corresponding as positive to the negative οὐ (μή) or οὐδέ (μηδέ). copulative, and,
__A.I joining words or sentences to those preceding, ἦ, καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσινεῦσε Κρονίων [Refs 8th c.BC+]: repeated with two or more Nouns, αἱ δὲ ἔλαφοι κ. δορκάδες κ. οἱ ἄγριοι οἶες κ. οἱ ὄνοι οἱ ἄγριοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; joining only the last pair, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ ὄχλος πλείων κ. πλείων ἐπέρρει more and more, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to add epithets after πολύς, πολλὰ κ. ἐσθλά [Refs 8th c.BC+]
καί
kai
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.
καί
Cj.
and, even, also, namely
καί kai 9x
(1) and, Mt. 2:2, 3, 11; 4:22; (2) καί ... καί, both ... and; (3) as a cumulative particle, also, too, Mt. 5:39; Jn. 8:19; 1 Cor. 11:6; (4) emphatic, even, also, Mt. 10:30; 1 Cor. 2:10; in NT adversative, but, Mt. 11:19; also introductory of the apodosis of a sentence, Gal. 3:28; Jas. 2:4
Conj — Conjunctionconjunction — it joins clauses, and never changes form.
CONJ CONJunction or conjunctive particle
ol'-so: In the Greek kai, when it is equivalent to "also" or "even," is always placed before the word or phrase which it is intended to emphasize (e.g. Ac 12:3; 1 Joh 4:21). Mt 6:14 should therefore read, "Your heavenly Father will forgive you also"; Lu 6:13, "Whom also he named apostles"; Heb 8:6, "The mediator of a better covenant also"; and 1Th 4:14, `If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also (we believe that) those who are fallen asleep in Jesus, God will bring with Him.'
9,477 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 42 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.
ἡ τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.
Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
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1 ἔτους ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει
βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν
The Greek word ἀποκόπτω (i.e., *apokopto*) means 'to cut off' or 'to amputate.' It can refer to literal cutting, such as severing limbs, or metaphorical uses like excluding or rejecting. In the New Testament, it appears in verses like Mark 9:43 and Galatians 5:12, where it can imply self-mutilation or castration. The lexicons note its use in various contexts, including mourning and literary expressions.
ἀποκόπτω (apokoptō) — to cut off.
ἀπο-κόπτω,
cut off, hew off, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Prose, χεῖρας ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; amputate, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀΐξας ἀπέκοψε παρήορον he cut loose the trace-horse, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, ἀποκεκόψονται, of buds, will be cut off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὴν χεῖρα have it cut off, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ.τὰ γεννητικά, of eunuchs, [Refs 1st c.AD+]eunuch, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]:—middle, make oneself a eunuch, [NT+2nd c.AD+]
2. metaphorically, ἀπ᾽ ἐλπίδα φημὶ κεκόφθαι ναυτιλίης νόστου τε[Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀ. τὸ ἀμφίβολον τῆς γνώμης decide summarily, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; διὰ τὸ μὴ ἀποκόπτειν τὴν πολυχρόνιον ζωήν exclude from the reckoning, despair of, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; reject, exclude, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, uncertain in [Refs 1st…
ἀποκόπτω
apokopto
from 575 and 2875; to amputate; reflexively (by irony) to mutilate
(the privy parts):--cut off. Compare 2699.
see GREEK for 575
see GREEK for 2875
see GREEK for 2699
ἀποκόπτω
v.
I smite, cut off, emasculate
ἀποκόπτω apokoptō 6x
to cut off, Mk. 9:43, 45; Jn. 18:10, 26; Acts 27:32; to castrate, make a eunich, Gal. 5:12*
ἀποκόπτω to cut off, hew off, of men's limbs, Il., Hdt.; also, ἀπέκοψε παρήορον he cut loose the tracehorse, Il.:—Pass., ἀποκοπῆναι τὴν χεῖρα to have it cut off, Hdt.
ἀπ. τινὰ ἀπὸ τόπου to beat off from a strong place, Xen.
Mid. to smite the breast in mourning: c. acc. to mourn for, νεκρόν Eur.
Verb-FMI-3P — Verb · future · middle · indicative · third person · pluralfuture middle indicative — an action still to come.
V-FMI-3P Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Future Voice: Middle Mood: Indicative Person: third Number: Plural
6 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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ὅτι ὁ μὲν τέλειος ὢν βραχὺ καὶ ταπεινὸν οὐδὲν φρονεῖ οὐδὲ μετριοπαθεῖν βούλεται, ἀλλ’ ἐκ περιουσίας ὅλα τὰ πάθη δι’ ὅλων ἀπέκοψεν, οἱ δὲ βραχέως καὶ οὐ μεγάλως ὁρμῶσιν ἐπὶ τὸν τῶν παθῶν πόλεμον, ἀλλὰ καταλλάττονται καὶ σπονδὰς πρὸς αὐτὰ τίθενται τὸν…
κἀκείνου κατανεύσαντος ἐφʼ ᾧ τὴν ἑτέραν αὐτὸς ἀποκόψειεν ἑαυτοῦ, σπασάμενος τῇ δεξιᾷ τὸ ξίφος ἀπέκοψεν τὴν λαιάν·
The definite article — the commonest word in the Greek New Testament at 19,867 occurrences. Greek uses it more freely than English does and can drop it deliberately, so its presence and its absence both carry weight for a translator; but no single occurrence carries a message of its own. Here it simply gathers “the things” into one definite bundle.
ὁ, ἡ, τό,
the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article.
As demonstr. pron.
As freq. in Hom., absol., he (she, it), his (etc.): Ac 17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus).
ὁ 435 ὁ tives of quantity, ὅλος, πᾶς, πολύς, see each in its own place. d. What has been said concerning adjectives holds true also of all other limitations added to substantives, as ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Ro. ix. 11; ἡ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, Ro. xi. 27; 6 λόγος 6 τοῦ σταυροῦ, 1 Co. i. 18; ἡ εἰς Χριστὸν πίστις, Col. ii. 5; on the other hand, ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, 1 Th. i. 8; τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους, 2 Co. viii. 4; see many other exx. of each usage in W. 131 (124) sqq.; [B. 91 (80) sqq.]. e. The noun has the article before it when a demonstrative pronoun (υὗτος, ἐκεῖνος) belonging to it either precedes or follows [W. § 18, 4; B. § 127, 29-31]; as, ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, Jn. ix. 24 [οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρ. 1, Tr mrg. WH); Acts vi. 13; xxii. 26; ὁ λαὸς οὗτος, Mt. xv. 8; 6 vids σου οὗτος, Lk. xv. 30; plur. Lk. xxiv. 17, and numberless other exx.; οὗτος 6 ἄνθρωπος, Lk. xiv. 30; οὗτος ὁ…
Read the full entry →ὃ, ἡ τό. (1) Apart from connexion with μέν or δέ (see below) the demonstrative use of the art. in the NT is confined to a poetical quotation Ac 1778, but it is not uncommon in the papyri, e.g. P Par 45® (B.C. 153) (= Witkowski®, p. 85) τὰ (for ἃ) πράσεις (Δ πράσσεις), P Oxy VIII. 1160! (iii/iv A.D.) Ta (for ἃ) σεσύλληχα (for συνείληχα) δὲ κέρμα {ταν τηρῶ αὐτὰ εἰς τὴν δίκην, “1 am keeping for the trial the money that I have collected” (Ed.). For the distributive Opéev.. - 6 8€, as in 1 Cor7’, cf. P Lond 535 (B.c. 161) (=I. p. 19, U.P.Z. i. p. 239) kal τὰ μὲν ἡμῶν ἐληφότων εἰς τὴν γινομένην ἡμῖν συντάξειν, τὰ δ᾽ ἔτι διὰ τὴν τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων {(.. ... > παρελκομένων. (2) The use of the art. as a relative, of which there is no trace in the NT, may again be illustrated by the following papyrus citations from ¢c. A.D. 346—P Lond 414® (= II. Ῥ. 292) γεινῴσκιν oe θέλω περὶ τοῦ βρεουίου…
Read the full entry →ὁ (ho) — the/this/who.
ὁ,
ἡ, τό, is, when thus written,
__A demonstrative Pronoun.
__B in Attic dialect, definite or prepositive Article.
__C in Epic dialect, the so-called postpositive Article, = relative Pronoun, ὅς, ἥ, ὅ.—The nominative masculine and feminine singular and plural, ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ, have no accent in codices and most printed books, except when used as the relative; but ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ differ only in writing from ὃ, ἣ, οἳ, α; the nominative forms of the article are said by Hdn.Gr.1.474 to be oxytone, and by [Refs 2nd c.AD+] in Aeolic dialect accusative to [Refs 8th c.BC+] genitive and dative dual τοῖιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]— In Doric dialect and all other dialects except Attic dialect and Ionic dialect the feminine forms preserve the old ᾱ instead of changing it to η, hence Doric dialect etc. ἁ, τάν, τᾶ; the genitive plural τάων contracts in many dialects to τᾶ; the genitive…
ὁ ἡ τό
ho
he hay, and the neuter
to to
in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be
supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one,
he, she, it, etc.
ὁ, ἡ, τό
Article
the
ὁ ho 19x
the prepositive article, answering, to a considerable extent, to the English definite article; but, for the principle and facts of its usage, consult a grammar; ὁ μὲν ... ὁ δέ, the one ... the other, Phil. 1:16, 17; Heb. 7:5, 6, 20, 21, 23, 24; pl. some ... others, Mt. 13:23; 22:5, 6; ὁ δέ, but he, Mt. 4:4; 12:48; οἱ δέ, but others, Mt. 28:17; used, in a poetic quotation, for a personal pronoun, Acts 17:28
ὁ the, that
ὁ, ἡ, τό, is
demonstr. Pronoun.
the definite Article.
in epic, the relative Pronoun, when it is written with the accent ὅ, ἥ, τό ῀ ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. Besides the common forms, note epic gen. sg. τοῖο for τοῦ; pl. nom. τοί, ταί; gen. fem. τάων [α^], dat. τοῖσι, τῇς and τῇσι; dual gen, and dat. τοῖιν:— in Trag. we find τοὶ μέν . . , τοὶ δέ . . , for οἱ μέν . . , οἱ δέ . . ; dat. pl. also τοῖσι, ταῖσι: the dual has commonly but one gender, τώ for τά, τοῖν for ταῖν.
DEMONSTR. PRONOUN:
joined with a Subst., not as the Art., but like Lat. ille, ὁ Τυδείδης Tydeus's famous son, Il.; Νέστωρ ὁ γέρων Nestor— that aged man, id. Il.; τιμῆς τῆς Πριάμου for honour, namely that of Priam, id. Il.
Art-NPM — Article · nominative · plural · masculinenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
T-NPM Part of Speech: definite arTicle Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
20,685 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 83 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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40 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.
ἡ τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.
Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
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ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει Παθύρεως χαλκοῦ Γ. ἐπρίατο Ὧρος Νεχούτου.
βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν
The Greek word ἀναστατόω (anastatoo) is built from the root meaning 'driven from home' and conveys the idea of disturbing or unsettling. It covers a range of meanings including causing tumult, sedition, and upsetting minds, particularly in the context of false teachings. The New Testament uses it in Acts and Galatians to describe disturbances caused by teachings or actions.
ἀναστατόω, -@; 1 aor. ἀνεστάτωσα; a verb found nowhere in prof. auth., but [in Dan. vii. 23 Sept.; Deut. xxix. 27 Graec. Venet.] several times in the O. T. fragments of Aquila [e. g. Ps. x. 1] and Symmachus [e. g. Ps. lviii. 11; Is. xxii. 3], and in Eustathius, (fr. ἀνάστατος, driven from one’s abode, outcast, or roused up from one’s situation; accordingly equiv. to ἀνάστατον ποιῶ), to stir up, excite, unsetile; foll. by an ace. a. to excite tumults and seditions in the State: Acts xvii. 6; xxi. 38. ὍῬ. to upset, unsettle, minds by disseminating religious error: Gal. v. 12.
ἀναστατόω. “Nowhere in profane authors,” says Grinim. Its place in the vernacular is proved, however, with singular decisiveness by a private letter almost contemporary with the Biblical citations. BGU IV. 10792 (a.p. 41) (= Selections, p. 40), μὴ ἵνα ἀναστατώσῃς ἡμᾶς, ‘do not drive us out,’ and later by the boy's letter, P Oxy I. 119! (ii/iii A.D.) (= Selections, p. 103) ἀναστατοῖ pe " dppov (1. dpov) αὐτόν, ‘he quite upsets me—off with him”: cf. also P Strass I. 51° (a.p. 262) ἀν[άσήτατον τὸν πρί εἸἰσβύτην π[ε]ποίηντα[ι]7--α reversion to the classical locution.
ἀναστατόω (anastatoō) — to cause trouble.
ἀναστᾰτ-όω,
unsettle, upset, [τὴν γῆν] [LXX+NT]; of the mind, [NT]; ἀναστατοῖ με he upsets me, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; destroy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; drive out, [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, ἀναστατωθῆναι[Refs 1st c.AD+]: ἀναστατοῦ ἐς τὰ ὄρη[LXX+2nd c.AD+]
ἀναστατόω
anastatoo
from a derivative of 450 (in the sense of removal); properly, to drive
out of home, i.e. (by implication) to disturb (literally or
figuratively):--trouble, turn upside down, make an uproar.
see GREEK for 450
ἀναστατόω
v.
I turn upside down, upset, unsettle
ἀναστατόω anastatoō 3x
to lay waste, destroy; to disturb, throw into commotion, Acts 17:6; to excite to sedition and tumult, Acts 21:38; to disturb the mind of any one by doubts, etc.; to subvert, unsettle, Gal. 5:12*
ἀναστατόω ἀνάστατος to unsettle, upset, NTest.
Verb-PAP-NPM — Verb · present · active · participle · nominative · plural · masculinenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
V-PAP-NPM Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: Active Mood: Participle Case: Nominative Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
3 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 3 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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ὧν ἐσπάρκαμεν κατὰ μισθώσεις κατοικικῶν κλήρων, συναρπάσας καὶ ἐμβαλόμενος εἰς ὃ παρέστησεν παπτωτον ἀπηνέγκατο, ἀναστατώσας ἡμᾶς φυγάδας ἐποίησεν. διὸ τὴν ἐπὶ σὲ πεποιημένοι καταφυγὴν ἀξιοῦμεν ἐὰν φαίνηται συντάξαι καταστῆσαι
σύ is the second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you' in Greek. It has various forms: genitive σοῦ, dative σοί, and accusative σέ. The word can be used for emphasis or contrast, particularly in the New Testament, as seen in verses like Matthew 26:64. It also appears in various dialects and has enclitic forms.
σύ,
pron. of 2nd pers.,
thou, you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mt 25:39). Nom. for emphasis or contrast: Jo 1:30, 42 4:10 5:33, 39, 44, Ac 4:7, Eph 5:32; so also perhaps σὺ εἶπας, Mt 26:64, al. (M, Pr., 86); before voc., Mt 2:6, Lk 1:76, Jo 17:5, al.; sometimes without emphasis (M, Pr., 85f.), as also
Read the full entry →σύ, pron. of the second pers. (Dor. and Aeol. τύ, Boeot. Tov), gen. σοῦ, dat. σοί, ace. σέ (which oblique cases are enclitic, unless a preposition precede; yet πρός σε is written [uniformly in Ree. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18), in Grsb. (exe. Jn. xxi. 22, 23), in Treg. (exc. Mt. xxvi. 18; Acts xxiii. 30), in Lchm. (exe. Mt. xxvi.18; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; xxi. 22, 23; Acts xxiii. 30), in Tdf. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18; Lk. i. 19; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; Jn. xxi. 22; Acts xxiii. 18, 30; 1 Tim. iii. 14; Tit. iii. 12); also by WH in Mt. xxv. 39], see ἐγώ, 2; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch. p. 62 sq. [W. §6, 3; B. 31 (27)]); plur. ὑμεῖς, εἴς. : Lat. tu, ete., vos, ete.; thou, ete., ye,ete. The nominatives ov and ὑμεῖς are expressed for emphasis — before a vocative, as σὺ Βηθλεέμ, Mt. ii. 6; σὺ παιδίον (Leian. dial. deor. 2, 1), Lk. i. 76; add, Jn. xvii. 5; Acts i. 24; 1 Tim. vi. 11, etc.; ὑμεῖς of Φαρισαῖοι, Lk. xi. 39…
Read the full entry →σύ (su) — you.
σύ [ῠ],
thou: pronoun of the second person:—Epic dialect nominative τύνη [ῡ] [Refs 8th c.BC+] (Laconian dialect τούνη [Refs 5th c.AD+]; Aeolic dialect σύ [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τύ [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τού [short syllable] [Refs 6th c.BC+] (also τούν [Refs]σύ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Gen. σοῦ, [Refs], elsewhere only Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; enclitic σου, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in Lyric poetry, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (which also occurs in Lyric poetry, [Refs 7th c.BC+], and as enclitic σευ, [Refs 8th c.BC+], σεο (enclitic) [Refs] σευ (enclitic) [Refs]:—Doric dialect τεῦ, τευ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; rarely τέο, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τεῦς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τεοῦς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοι variant in [Refs]; enclitic τεος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; other Doric dialect forms are τίω, τίως, both [Refs 3rd c.BC+]—Dat. σοί, [Refs 8th c.BC+]…
Read the full entry →σύ
su
the person pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See
also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.
see GREEK for 4675
see GREEK for 4571
see GREEK for 4671
see GREEK for 5209
see GREEK for 5210
see GREEK for 5213
see GREEK for 5216
σύ, σοῦ, σοί, σέ
Pers.pr.
you
σύ sy 2x
you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, Mt. 1:20; 2:6
Pron-2AP — Personal pronoun · second person · accusative · pluralaccusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked plural.
P-2AP Part of Speech: Personal pronoun Person: second Case: Accusative Number: Plural
3,073 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 37 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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16 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
Counted over the 450 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
„οὐ φυτεύσεις σεαυτῷ ἄλσος, πᾶν ξύλον παρὰ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ“ (Deuter.
παύσομαι δὲ τοῦ λοιποῦ μετὰ τοσαύτης ὀργῆς τὰς τιμωρίας ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀδικήμασιν εἰσπραττόμενος καὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον σοῦ παρακαλοῦντος.
Μεγάλων μὲν ὄντων καὶ πλουσίων τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιωμάτων εἰς ὑμᾶς, ὑπέρ τι καὶ καθ̓ ὑπερβολὴν ὑπερευφραίνομαι ἐπὶ τοῖς μακαρίοις καὶ ἐνδόξοις ὑμῶν πνεύμασιν: οὕτως ἔμφυτον τῆς δωρεᾶς πνευματικῆς χάριν εἰλήφατε.
τοῦ ἀποδοθῆι τὸν ἐπεσταλμένον ἡμῖν κατὰ μῆνα πυρὸν τοῖς παρʼ ἡμῶν. διʼ ἄλλων γεγράφαμεν ὑμῖν ὑπὲρ ὧν βουλόμεθα μηδεμιᾶς προσφωνήσεως προσπεπτωκυίας. ἑαυτῶν δὲ ἐπιμελόμενοι ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνητε, — ἔσμεν ἐν
η Φατρήους καὶ … χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρωμένοις διευτυχεῖν. ἐρρώμεθα δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ὑμῶν τὴν ἀρίστην μνείαν ποιούμενοι παρὰ τοῖς ἐν Πηλουσίωι θεοῖς. καλῶς ποιήσεις διαλύσας Ἁρκοννῆσιν καὶ
παρὰ Πετεύριος διεθέντος μου ὑπάρξει σοι εἰς στέφανον χαλκοῦ τάλαντα δεκάπεντε, τάλαντα ιε. εὐτύχει .