Galatians 4:3 Greek Word Analysis

0soοὕτωςg3779
1Evenκαὶg2532
2weἡμεῖςg2249
3whenὅτεg3753
4ἦμενg1510
5childrenνήπιοιg3516
6underὑπὸg5259
7τὰg3588
8the elementsστοιχεῖαg4747
9τοῦg3588
10of the worldκόσμουg2889
11ἦμενg1510
12in bondageδεδουλωμένοι·g1402

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

American Standard Version (ASV)

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So we, when we were young, were kept under the first rules of the world;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;

World English Bible (WEB)

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elements of the world.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,