Galatians 3:2

I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
Galatians 3:2
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Original language (Greek)

τοῦτο μόνον θέλω μαθεῖν ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν· ἐξ ἔργων νόμου τὸ πνεῦμα ἐλάβετε ἢ ἐξ ἀκοῆς πίστεως;

  1. τοῦτοtouto“This”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. μόνονmonon“only”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
  3. θέλωthelō“I wish”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  4. μαθεῖνmathein“to learn”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from μανθάνω · “to learn” · Strong's G3129
  5. ἀφ᾽aph᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  6. ὑμῶν·humōn“you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. ἐξex“by”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  8. ἔργωνergōn“works”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
  9. νόμουnomou“of [the] Law”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  10. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. πνεῦμαpneuma“Spirit”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  12. ἐλάβετεelabete“did you receive”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  13. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  14. ἐξex“by”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  15. ἀκοῆςakoēs“hearing”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀκοή · “hearing” · Strong's G0189
  16. πίστεως;pisteōs“of faith?”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)