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Galatians 1:14

And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροέκοπτονproekoptonprofitedπροκόπτω (prokoptō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “profited”, an ongoing action in the pastG4298(originally of the pioneer cutting his way through brushwood), I advance, progress, make progress.profitedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαϊσμῷioudaismōJews' religionἸουδαϊσμός (ioudaismos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jews' religion”, the to- or for-formG2454the Jewish religion, Judaism.the Jews' religionὑπὲρhuperaboveὑπέρpreposition — “above”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.This verse uses “above”.aboveπολλοὺςpollousmanyπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “many”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyσυνηλικιώταςsunēlikiōtasmy equalsσυνηλικιώτης (sunēlikiōtēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “my equals”, the object formG4915one of the same age.my equalsἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γένειgeneinationγένος (genos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “nation”, the to- or for-formG1085offspring, family, race, nation, kind.nationμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).of myπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore-abundantlyπερισσοτέρωςadverb — “more-abundantly”G4056more-abundantlyζηλωτὴςzēlōtēszealotζηλωτήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “zealot”, the subject formG2207one who is eagerly devoted to a person or a thing, a zealot.ὑπάρχωνhuparchōnto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρικῶνpatrikōnfathersπατρικός (patrikos)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “fathers”, the of-formG3967ancestral, paternal, belonging to the fathers (ancestors).fathersμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).παραδόσεωνparadoseōntraditionπαράδοσις (paradosis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “tradition”, the of-formG3862an instruction, tradition.This verse uses “tradition”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances,

World English Bible

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Darby Translation

and advanced in Judaism beyond many [my] contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines of my fathers.

Douay-Rheims

And I made progress in the Jews’ religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

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