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Galatians 5:15

In Galatians 5 of Galatians.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

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εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.one anotherδάκνετεdakneteto biteδάκνω (daknō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to bite”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1143I bite; hence: I backbite, harm seriously.This verse uses “bite”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κατεσθίετεkatesthieteto devourκατεσθίω (katesthiō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to devour”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2719I eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure.βλέπετεblepetetake heedβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.take heedμὴmēnotμήconjunction — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notὑπ’hupofὑπό (hupo)preposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofἀλλήλωνallēlōnanotherἀλλήλωνpersonal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “another”, the of-formG240one another, each other.anotherἀναλωθῆτεanalōthēteto consumeἀναλίσκω (analiskō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to consume”, a single actionG355I destroy, annihilate, expend, consume.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see — that ye may not by one another be consumed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see — that ye may not by one another be consumed.

World English Bible

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

Darby Translation

but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

Douay-Rheims

But if you bite and devour one another; take heed you be not consumed one of another.

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