King James Version

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

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φοβοῦμαιphoboumaiI am afraidφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I am afraid”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.I am afraidὑμᾶςhumasof youσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “of you”, the object formG4771you.of youμήmēnotμήconjunction — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πωςpōslestπώςadverb — “lest”G4458howlestεἰκῇeikēin vainεἰκῇadverb — “in vain”G1500without a cause, purpose; purposelessly, in vain, for nothing.This verse uses “in vain”.in vainκεκοπίακαkekopiakato laborκοπιάω (kopiaō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to labor”, a completed action with a present resultG2872(a) I grow weary, (b) I toil, work with effort (of bodily and mental labor alike).εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.

Young’s Literal Translation

I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.

World English Bible

I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.

Darby Translation

I am afraid of you, lest indeed I have laboured in vain as to you.

Douay-Rheims

I am afraid of you, lest perhaps I have laboured in vain among you.

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