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Large letters I have written (6:11)

Says Galatians 6:11 reads Ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. πηλίκος is “how large, how great?”, here in an exclamation; γράμμα is “that which is written”.

Says The verb ἔγραψα is an aorist, “I wrote”; the BSB renders it “I am using to write”. The words τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί stand last.

Uncertain The verse does not say how much of the letter the hand wrote, or why the letters are large. No lean is taken here.

Claims

SaysGalatians 6:11 says, see with what large letters I wrote to you with my own hand; the verb is aorist, which the BSB renders as present.
UncertainHow much of the letter Paul’s hand wrote, and why the letters are large, is not settled here; no lean is taken.

Citations

BSB public domain Gal 6:11
SBLGNT CC BY 4.0 Gal 6:11
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. πηλίκος (G4080) — how large, how great?
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. γράμμα (G1121) — that which is written

Sources BSB public domain SBLGNT CC BY 4.0 Abbott-Smith public domain Bible Scholarship & Tool CC BY 4.0

2026-11-14

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