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Galatians 4:1

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

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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 sayδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐφ’ephas long asἐπί (epi)preposition — “as long as”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.as long asὅσονhosonjust asὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “just as”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.χρόνονchronontimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “time”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κληρονόμοςklēronomosheirκληρονόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “heir”, the subject formG2818an heir, an inheritor.νήπιόςnēpiosa childνήπιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a child”, the subject formG3516unlearned, unenlightened; noun: an infant, child.This verse uses “child”.a childἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.οὐδὲνoudennothingοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “nothing”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.nothingδιαφέρειdiaphereito 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.δούλουdouloufrom a servantδοῦλος (doulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “from a servant”, the of-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.from a servantκύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.lordπάντωνpantōnof allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “of all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.of allὤνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant — being lord of all,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a bondservant though he is lord of all;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I say, so long time as the heir is a babe, he differeth nothing from a servant — being lord of all,

World English Bible

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,

Darby Translation

Now I say, As long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all;

Douay-Rheims

Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

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