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Galatians 3:17

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Christ” (Χριστὸν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “so as” (εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayδιαθήκηνdiathēkēnthat the covenantδιαθήκη (diathēkē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “that the covenant”, the object formG1242(a) a covenant between two parties, (b) (the ordinary, everyday sense [found a countless number of times in papyri]) a will, testament.that the covenantπροκεκυρωμένηνprokekurōmenēnthat was confirmed beforeπροκυρόω (prokuroō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “that was confirmed before”, a completed action with a present resultG4300I establish or ratify before.that was confirmed beforeὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μετὰmetaafterμετάpreposition — “after”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 “after”.afterτετρακόσιαtetrakosiafour hundredτετρακόσιοι (tetrakosioi)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “four hundred”, the object formG5071four hundred.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τριάκονταtriakontathirtyτριάκονταadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “thirty”, the object formG5144thirty.ἔτηetēyearἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “year”, the object formG2094a year.γεγονὼςgegonōsto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.οὐκoukcannotοὐ (ou)adverb — “cannot”G3756no, not.cannotἀκυροῖakuroidisannulἀκυρόω (akuroō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “disannul”, an ongoing or repeated actionG208I annul, make of no effect, cancel.disannulεἰςeisthatεἰςpreposition — “that”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.thatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καταργῆσαιkatargēsaito it should makeκαταργέω (katargeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to it should make”, a single actionG2673(a) I make idle (inactive), make of no effect, annul, abolish, bring to naught, (b) I discharge, sever, separate from.it should makeτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίανepangelianpromiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “promise”, the object formG1860a promise.the promise

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΧριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.εἰςeisthatεἰςpreposition — “that”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and this I say, A covenant confirmed before by God to Christ, the law, that came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not set aside, to make void the promise,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect.

Young’s Literal Translation

and this I say, A covenant confirmed before by God to Christ, the law, that came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not set aside, to make void the promise,

World English Bible

Now I say this: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

Darby Translation

Now I say this, A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, the law, which took place four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

Douay-Rheims

Now this I say, that the testament which was confirmed by God, the law which was made after four hundred and thirty years, doth not disannul, to make the promise of no effect.

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