Galatians 4:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
They eagerlyζηλοῦσιν
(zēlousin)
2206: to be jealousfrom zélos
seekζηλοῦτε
(zēloute)
2206: to be jealousfrom zélos
you, not commendably,καλῶς
(kalōs)
2573: welladverb from kalos
but they wishθέλουσιν
(thelousin)
2309: to will, wisha prim. verb
to shutἐκκλεῖσαι
(ekkleisai)
1576: to shut outfrom ek and kleió
you out soἵνα
(ina)
2443: in order that, that, so thata prim. conjunction denoting purpose, definition or result
that you will seek 
 
2206: to be jealousfrom zélos
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
ζηλουσιν  verb - present active indicative - third person
zeloo  dzay-lo'-o:  to have warmth of feeling for or against -- affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).
υμας  personal pronoun - second person accusative plural
humas  hoo-mas':  you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) -- ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
ου  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
καλως  adverb
kalos  kal-oce':  well (usually morally) -- (in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well.
αλλα  conjunction
alla  al-lah':  other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
εκκλεισαι  verb - aorist active middle or passive deponent
ekkleio  ek-kli'-o:  to shut out -- exclude.
υμας  personal pronoun - second person accusative plural
humas  hoo-mas':  you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) -- ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
θελουσιν  verb - present active indicative - third person
thelo  thel'-o:  by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in
ινα  conjunction
hina  hin'-ah:  in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) -- albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to.
αυτους  personal pronoun - accusative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
ζηλουτε  verb - present active subjunctive - second person
zeloo  dzay-lo'-o:  to have warmth of feeling for or against -- affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They eagerly seek you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out so that you will seek them.

King James Bible
They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are enthusiastic about you, but not for any good. Instead, they want to isolate you so you will be enthusiastic about them.

International Standard Version
These people who have been instructing you are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They want you to avoid me so that you will be devoted to them.

NET Bible
They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They imitate you, not for what is excellent but because they want to oppress you that you would imitate them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These people [who distort the Good News] are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They don't want you to associate with me so that you will be devoted only to them.

King James 2000 Bible
They are zealous of you, but not for good; yea, they would exclude you, that you might be zealous of them.
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