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Galatians 2:12

For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

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πρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐλθεῖνeltheinto cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameτιναςtinasoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἸακώβουiakōbouJamesἸάκωβος (iakōbos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “James”, the of-formG2385James, (a) the Small, son of Alphaeus, and one of the Twelve, (b) half-brother of Jesus, (c) father (?) of Jude, (d) son of Zebedee, and brother of John, one of the Twelve, killed A.D. 44.Jamesμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐθνῶνethnōnGentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “Gentiles”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the Gentilesσυνήσθιενsunēsthiento eat withσυνεσθίω (sunesthiō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to eat with”, an ongoing action in the pastG4906I eat with.ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἦλθονēlthonthey were comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.they were comeὑπέστελλενhupestellenhe withdrewὑποστέλλω (hupostellō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he withdrew”, an ongoing action in the pastG5288I withdraw, draw back, keep back, shun, conceal.he withdrewκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀφώριζενaphōrizenseparatedἀφορίζω (aphorizō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “separated”, an ongoing action in the pastG873I rail off, separate, place apart.separatedἑαυτόνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfφοβούμενοςphoboumenosfearingφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “fearing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.fearingτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekthem which were ofἐκpreposition — “them which were of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.them which were ofπεριτομῆςperitomēscircumcisionπεριτομή (peritomē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “circumcision”, the of-formG4061circumcision.the circumcision

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.

Young’s Literal Translation

for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,

World English Bible

For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

Darby Translation

for before that certain came from James, he ate with [those of] the nations; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those of [the] circumcision;

Douay-Rheims

For before that some came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them who were of the circumcision.

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