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Galatians 2:6

But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

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ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δοκούντωνdokountōnthese who seemedδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “these who seemed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.these who seemedεἶναίeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).to beτι—tisomewhatτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “somewhat”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.somewhatὁποῖοίhopoioi(whatsoeverὁποῖος (hopoios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “(whatsoever”, the subject formG3697of what kind or manner, of what sort.(whatsoeverποτεpoteonceποτέadverb — “once”G4218at one time or other, at some time, formerly.ἦσανēsanthey wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.they wereοὐδένoudennoοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “no”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.noμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).to meδιαφέρειdiaphereito spreadδιαφέρω (diapherō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to spread”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1308(a) trans: I carry through, hither and thither, (b) intrans: I am different, differ, and sometimes: I surpass, excel.πρόσωπονprosōponpersonπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “person”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.personθεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.λαμβάνει—lambaneito takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.ἐμοὶemoito meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “to me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.to meγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοκοῦντεςdokountesto thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.οὐδὲνoudennoneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “none”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.προσανέθεντοprosanethentoto conferπροσανατίθημι (prosanatithēmi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to confer”, a single actionG4323I consult with, communicate, impart.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And from those who were esteemed to be something — whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me — the face of man God accepteth not, for — to me those esteemed did add nothing,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man’s person)—they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:

Young’s Literal Translation

And from those who were esteemed to be something — whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me — the face of man God accepteth not, for — to me those esteemed did add nothing,

World English Bible

But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

Darby Translation

But from those who were conspicuous as being somewhat — whatsoever they were, it makes no difference to me: God does not accept man's person; for to me those who were conspicuous communicated nothing;

Douay-Rheims

But of them who seemed to be some thing, (what they were some time, it is nothing to me, God accepteth not the person of man,) for to me they that seemed to be some thing added nothing.

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