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Koine Greek wordlink #127870

← εὐπροσωπῆσαι ⌂ → Gal 6 ║ ═

SR GNT Gal 6:12 εὐπροσωπῆσαι (euprosōpaʸsai) ‘as_many_as are wanting to appear_good in the flesh these’ Strongs=21460 Lemma=euprosōpeō^*
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=58 AD

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Only use of identical word form εὐπροσωπῆσαι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘εὐπροσωπῆσαι’ (V-NAA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to appear_good’.

Gal 6:12 ‘as_many_as are wanting to appear_good in the flesh these’ SR GNT Gal 6:12 word 3

OET-LV: 12 As _many _as are _wanting to _appear _good in the_flesh, these are _compelling you _all to _be _being _circumcised, only in _order _that they _may_ not _be _being _persecuted for _the stake of _the chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa). (GAL_6:12)

OET-RV: 12 There’s so many people that want to look good in earthly terms, and they’re the ones trying to persuade you that you have to fulfil all of Mosheh’s rules—they don’t want to be persecuted concerning the messiah dying on a post. (GAL 6:12)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘euprosōpeō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb