Galatians 1:14

14AndκαὶI was advancingπροέκοπτονinἐντῷJudaismἸουδαϊσμῷbeyondὑπὲρmanyπολλοὺςcontemporariesσυνηλικιώταςinἐνtheτῷcountrymenγένειof meμου,more abundantlyπερισσοτέρωςzealousζηλωτὴςbeingὑπάρχωνof theτῶνfathersπατρικῶνof meμουtraditionsπαραδόσεων.

And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my kindred, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Vocab difficulty

88.6

Rare words

  • Ἰουδαϊσμῷ

    Ἰουδαϊσμός

    the Jewish religion, Judaism.

  • συνηλικιώτας

    συνηλικιώτης

    one of the same age.

  • ζηλωτὴς

    ζηλωτής

    a zealot

  • πατρικῶν

    πατρικός

    ancestral, paternal, belonging to the fathers (ancestors).