Or “Aramean,” which is an Aramaic-speaking gentile. Syrians are Arameans, but Greeks are not. Most Greek manuscripts identify Titus as a Greek when, in fact, he was Syrian. It is believed that the Greek scribes changed Titus’ ethnicity to Greek, but the Aramaic text correctly identifies him as a Syrian. g2:5 Or in Aramaic “their efforts to enslave us” or “their oppression.” h2:6 Or “God does not accept the face (mask) of a man.”
