Tag Archives: Galatians 5:7

Ἐτρέχετε καλῶς· τίς ὑμᾶς ἐνέκοψε τῇ ἀληθείᾳ μὴ πείθεσθαι;

You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth? (Galatians 5:7)

1. Key Grammatical Features in Koine Greek Ἐτρέχετε: Imperfect active indicative second person plural of τρέχω (“to run”). The imperfect suggests continuous past action—”you were running”—which builds the metaphor of steady progress before interruption. καλῶς: Adverb meaning “well,” modifying Ἐτρέχετε. Koine often uses positive adverbs to frame moral or spiritual behavior metaphorically. τίς: Interrogative pronoun in the nominative singular, functioning as the subject—”Who?” Koine retains Classical interrogatives with similar placement at the head of the question. ὑμᾶς: Accusative plural pronoun, functioning as the object of ἐνέκοψε (“hindered”).… Learn Koine Greek