Galatians 4:2
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
KJV
ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶν καὶ οἰκονόμους ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός.
Greek NT
sed sub tutoribus et actoribus est usque ad præfinitum tempus a patre :
Vulgate
but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed of the father.
ASV
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the father.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οἰκονόμος
oikonomos
noun · 10×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
προθέσμιος
prothesmios
noun · 1×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἄχρι
achri
adverb · 49×
ἐπίτροπος
epitropos
noun · 3×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1972The New Law is called a law of love because it makes us act out of the love infused by the Holy Spirit, rather than from fear; a law of grace, because it confers the strength of grace to act, by means of faith and the sacraments; a law of freedom, because it sets us free from the ritual and juridical observances of the Old Law, inclines us to act spontaneously by the prompting …
Cross-references
- Gal 3:24 — Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- Hab 2:3 — For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- John 15:7 — If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.