GAL 1:5 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ᾧ
2. hos
3. to whom is
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····DMS
7. ˱to˲ whom ‹is›
8. ˱to˲ whom ‹is›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125625
1. ἐστίν
2. eimi
3. -
4. -
5. 15100
6. VIPA3··S
7. is
8. is
9. -
10. -
11. 125626
1. ἡ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125627
1. δόξα
2. doxa
3. glory
4. -
5. 13910
6. N····NFS
7. glory
8. glory
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125628
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. to
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125629
1. τούς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125630
1. αἰῶνας
2. aiōn
3. ages
4. -
5. 1650
6. N····AMP
7. ages
8. ages
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125631
1. τῶν
2. ho
3. of the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····GMP
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125632
1. αἰώνων
2. aiōn
3. ages
4. -
5. 1650
6. N····GMP
7. ages
8. ages
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125633
1. Ἀμήν
2. amēn
3. Truly
4. -
5. 2810
6. I·······
7. Truly
8. Amen
9. S
10. Y58
11. 125634

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–5: Paul greeted the Christians in Galatia

This section is the introduction to Paul’s letter to the Galatians. In this introduction, Paul followed the customs of that time for writing a letter. The custom was to put the writer’s name first and then write the names of the people to whom the letter was sent. After that the writer greeted them with a wish for their well-being. So, Paul began this letter with his own name in 1:1. Then in 1:2 he mentioned the people to whom he was sending the letter. In 1:3 he greeted these people with a wish for their well-being. Among Christians, this wish was often a prayer for God’s blessing.

In this section, Paul briefly introduced two main themes of his letter.

It was God and Jesus who had made Paul an apostle. It was not other people who had called him to become an apostle. That gave him very high authority. This authority is one of the themes of his letter, and he discussed it more fully in chapter 2.
In 1:4, Paul reminded the Galatians that we Christians are saved because Jesus died for our sins. The main theme of the whole letter to the Galatians is that we are saved by the grace of God and by believing in Jesus.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Greeting

Greetings from Paul

Paragraph 1:3–5

In this paragraph, Paul asked God to bless the Galatians. He also praised Jesus for what he has done for us.

1:5

to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

who is glorious/great forever. Amen.
God always has greatness/heaviness. Let it be so.

to whom be glory forever and ever: In this clause, the word glory refers to the “greatness” or “magnificence” of God. Here Paul stated a fact: God is always glorious, great, or magnificent. He always has glory/greatness. Paul was not praying that people recognize God’s glory.

In Greek, there is no verb here, so English versions supply one. In some languages, it will also be necessary to supply a verb here. For example:

God has greatness forever.

God is always great!

In some languages, the word glory is expressed by the figurative use of a particular word. For example:

God always has heaviness.

Bigness is/belongs to God forever.

to whom: The pronoun whom refers to God.

forever and ever: This phrase emphasizes the idea of forever. Some other ways to say this are:

without end

endlessly

Amen: The word Amen means “let it be so.” Many languages transliterate this word.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ δόξα

the glory

The phrase be the glory is an expression of praise. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea with a verbal form such as “praise,” or you could express the meaning in some other way that is natural in your language.

Note 2 topic: translate-transliterate

ἀμήν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων Ἀμήν)

Amen is a Hebrew word. Paul spelled it out using Greek letters so his readers would know how it sounded. He assumes that they know that it means “so be it” or “yes indeed.” In your translation, you can spell it the way it sounds in your language. If it would be helpful in your language, you could also explain its meaning. Alternate translation: [Amen, which means, “So be it!”]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. to whom is
2. -
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ whom ‹is›
8. ˱to˲ whom ‹is›
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125625
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····NFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125627
1. glory
2. -
3. 13910
5. doxa
6. N-····NFS
7. glory
8. glory
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125628
1. to
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125629
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AMP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125630
1. ages
2. -
3. 1650
5. aiōn
6. N-····AMP
7. ages
8. ages
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125631
1. of the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····GMP
7. ˱of˲ the
8. ˱of˲ the
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125632
1. ages
2. -
3. 1650
5. aiōn
6. N-····GMP
7. ages
8. ages
9. -
10. Y58
11. 125633
1. Truly
2. -
3. 2810
4. S
5. amēn
6. I-·······
7. Truly
8. Amen
9. S
10. Y58
11. 125634

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear GAL 1:5

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 1:1–5: Paul greeted the Christians in Galatia

Paragraph 1:3–5

1:5

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)