King James Version

Galatians 4:2

But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

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ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butὑπὸhupounderὑπόpreposition — “under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.underἐπιτρόπουςepitropoustutorsἐπίτροπος (epitropos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “tutors”, the object formG2012(a) (procurator) a steward, (b) (tutor) a guardian (appointed for an "infant" [under 14 perhaps] by the father or by a magistrate).tutorsἐστὶestito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἰκονόμουςoikonomousgovernorsοἰκονόμος (oikonomos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “governors”, the object formG3623a household manager, a steward, guardian.governorsἄχριachriuntilἄχριpreposition — “until”G891as far as, up to, until, during.This verse uses “until”.untilτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προθεσμίαςprothesmiastime appointedπροθεσμία (prothesmia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “time appointed”, the of-formG4287appointed before; a previously-appointed time.the time appointedτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosof the fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.of the father

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but is under tutors and stewards till the time appointed of the father,

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American Standard Version (1901)

but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.

Young’s Literal Translation

but is under tutors and stewards till the time appointed of the father,

World English Bible

but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

Darby Translation

but he is under guardians and stewards until the period fixed by the father.

Douay-Rheims

But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the father:

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