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Galatians 6:4 : τὸ δὲ ἔργον ἑαυτοῦ δοκιμαζέτω ἕκαστος, καὶ τότε εἰς ἑαυτὸν μόνον τὸ καύχημα ἕξει καὶ οὐκ εἰς τὸν ἕτερον·

Modern Pronunciation: to de Érgon eaftoú dokimazéto ékastos, ke tóte is eaftón mónon to kávchima éxi ke ouk is ton héteron.

Literal English: But the work of himself let each one test, and then to himself alone he will have the boasting and not to the other.

Word-by-Word Breakdown τὸ δὲ ἔργον – “but the work” – τὸ: nominative/accusative neuter singular article – δὲ: postpositive particle (marks mild contrast) – ἔργον: accusative neuter singular noun (“deed, work”) ἑαυτοῦ – genitive masculine singular reflexive pronoun (“his own”) δοκιμαζέτω – 3rd person singular present active imperative of δοκιμάζω (“let him test/prove”) ἕκαστος – nominative masculine singular adjective (“each”) acting as subject τότε – adverb (“then”) εἰς ἑαυτὸν μόνον – prepositional phrase (“to himself alone”) – εἰς: preposition + accusative – ἑαυτὸν: reflexive pronoun – μόνον: adverb (“only”) τὸ καύχημα – accusative neuter singular (“boast, boasting”) ἕξει – 3rd person singular future active indicative of ἔχω (“he will have”) καὶ οὐκ εἰς τὸν ἕτερον – “and not to the other” – negation οὐκ with prepositional phrase indicating contrast What Happens in Modern Greek?… Learn Koine Greek