G2452 G2452
Jewishly, in a Jewish manner, according to Jewish customs
The adverb Ἰουδαϊκῶς means "in a Jewish manner" or "according to Jewish customs"—living according to Jewish practices and identity markers. Galatians 2:14 contrasts living Jewishly with living like Gentiles: Paul confronts Peter for living ἐθνικῶς (like a Gentile) rather than Ἰουδαϊκῶς, yet compelling Gentiles to Judaize. The adverb describes a lifestyle pattern defined by Jewish boundary markers—circumcision, dietary laws, Sabbath observance, etc. The issue is whether these practices are required for Christian identity. Translations render it "like Jews" or "Jewishly," describing the manner of life according to Torah observance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Paul's confrontation asks: εἰ σὺ Ἰουδαῖος ὑπάρχων ἐθνικῶς καὶ οὐχὶ Ἰουδαϊκῶς ζῇς (Gal 2:14)—if you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not Jewishly. The adverb Ἰουδαϊκῶς describes living according to Jewish customs: keeping dietary laws, observing festivals, maintaining purity codes. Peter had been eating with Gentiles (living ἐθνικῶς) until the circumcision party arrived, then withdrew (reverting to Ἰουδαϊκῶς). Paul exposes the inconsistency: if Peter doesn't live Jewishly, why compel Gentiles to? Translations render "like Jews," "judaicamente," "juedisch," the adverbial manner of Torah-observant living. 1×
AR["يَهوديًّا"]·ben["ইহুদীদের-মতো"]·DE["juedisch"]·EN["like-Jews"]·FR["Ἰουδαϊκῶς"]·heb["כִּ-יְהוּדִי"]·HI["यहुदि-कि-तरह"]·ID["seperti-Yahudi"]·IT["ioudaikōs"]·jav["miturut-adat-Yahudi"]·KO["유대인처럼"]·PT["judaicamente"]·RU["по-иудейски"]·ES["judaicamente"]·SW["kama-Myahudi"]·TR["Yahudi-gibi"]·urd["یہودیوں-کے-طور-پر"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Related to: Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jewish man: Ἰουδαία, a Jewish woman; ἡ Ἰουδαία (i.e. γῆ) “Judaea”: —Ἰουδα-ϊκός, ή, όν, “Jewish”, LXX adverb -κῶς NT+1st c.AD+