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Galatians 3:3

Greek
οὕτως ἀνόητοί ἐστε;plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἐναρξάμενοι πνεύματι νῦν σαρκὶ ἐπιτελεῖσθε;
ESV
Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
NIV
Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?
NLT
How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
KJV
Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Galatians 3:2 ← Galatians 3:3 → Galatians 3:4

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