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Galatians 1:14

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← Galatians 1:13	Galatians 1:14 (KJV)	Galatians 1:15 →
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:	And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.	But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 profited^G4298 in^G1722 the Jews' religion^G2454 above^G5228 many^G4183 my equals^G4915 in^G1722 mine own^G3450 nation^G1085, being^G5225 more exceedingly^G4056 zealous^G2207 of the traditions^G3862 of my^G3450 fathers^G3967.

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Original Greek

καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
προέκοπτον	proekopton	G4298	V-IAI-1S	profited
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	the
Ἰουδαϊσμῷ	Ioudaismō	G2454	N-DSM	Jews' religion
ὑπὲρ	huper	G5228	PREP	above
πολλοὺς	pollous	G4183	A-APM	many
συνηλικιώτας	sunēlikiōtas	G4915	N-APM	my equals
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSN	*
γένει	genei	G1085	N-DSN	nation
μου,	mou	G3450	P-1GS	mine own
περισσοτέρως	perissoterōs	G4056	ADV-C	more exceedingly
ζηλωτὴς	zēlōtēs	G2207	N-NSM	zealous
ὑπάρχων	huparchōn	G5225	V-PAP-NSM	being
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPF	of the
πατρικῶν	patrikōn	G3967	A-GPF	fathers
μου	mou	G3450	P-1GS	of my
παραδόσεων.	paradoseōn	G3862	N-GPF	traditions

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1085 — γένος (génos, ghen'-os): offspring, family, race, kind — from γίνομαι; "kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective):--born, country(-man), diversity, generation, kind(-red), nation, offspring, stock.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2207 — ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs, dzay-lo-tace'): a zealot — from ζηλόω; a "zealot":--zealous.
• G2454 — Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós, ee-oo-dah-is-mos'): the Jewish religion, Judaism — from Ἰουδαΐζω; "Judaism", i.e. the Jewish faith and usages:--Jews' religion.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3450 — μοῦ (moû, moo): the simpler form of ἐμοῦ; of me:--I, me, mine (own), my.
• G3862 — παράδοσις (parádosis, par-ad'-os-is): an instruction, tradition — from παραδίδωμι; transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law:--ordinance, tradition.
• G3967 — πατρικός (patrikós, pat-ree-kos'): paternal, ancestral — from πατήρ; paternal, i.e. ancestral:--of fathers.
• G4056 — περισσοτέρως (perissotérōs, per-is-sot-er'-oce): adverb from περισσότερος; more superabundantly:--more abundant(-ly), X the more earnest, (more) exceedingly, more frequent, much more, the rather.
• G4183 — πολύς (polýs, pol-oos'): much, many, often — including the forms from the alternate ; (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely:--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare πλεῖστος, πλείων.
• G4298 — προκόπτω (prokóptō, prok-op'-to): I advance, make progress — from πρό and κόπτω; to drive forward (as if by beating), i.e. (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount, to grow; in time, to be well along):--increase, proceed, profit, be far spent, wax.
• G4915 — συνηλικιώτης (synēlikiṓtēs, soon-ay-lik-ee-o'-tace): one of the same age — from σύν and a derivative of ἡλικία; a co-aged person, i.e. alike in years:--equal.
• G5225 — ὑπάρχω (hypárchō, hoop-ar'-kho): I am, exist, am in possession — from ὑπό and ἄρχομαι; to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb):--after, behave, live.
• G5228 — ὑπέρ (hypér, hoop-er'): in behalf of, above — a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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