Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Romans.2.20", "source": "Παιδευτὴν ἀφρόνων, διδάσκαλον νηπίων, ἔχοντα τὴν μόρφωσιν τῆς γνώσεως καὶ τῆς ἀληθείας ἐν τῷ νόμῳ.", "text": "*Paideutēn* of *aphronōn*, *didaskalon* of *nēpiōn*, *echonta* the *morphōsin* of the *gnōseōs* and of the *alētheias* in the *nomō*.", "grammar": { "*Paideutēn*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - instructor/corrector", "*aphronōn*": "adjective used as noun, genitive, masculine, plural - of foolish ones", "*didaskalon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - teacher", "*nēpiōn*": "noun, genitive, neuter, plural - of infants/children", "*echonta*": "participle, present active, accusative, masculine, singular - having", "*morphōsin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - form/embodiment", "*gnōseōs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of knowledge", "*alētheias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of truth", "*nomō*": "noun, dative, masculine, singular - in law" }, "variants": { "*Paideutēn*": "instructor/corrector/discipliner", "*aphronōn*": "foolish ones/senseless people", "*didaskalon*": "teacher/instructor", "*nēpiōn*": "infants/children/immature ones", "*echonta*": "having/possessing", "*morphōsin*": "form/embodiment/semblance", "*gnōseōs*": "knowledge/understanding", "*alētheias*": "truth/reality/genuineness", "*nomō*": "law/legal code/Torah" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.3.5", "source": "Ἔχοντες μόρφωσιν εὐσεβείας, τὴν δὲ δύναμιν αὐτῆς ἠρνημένοι: καὶ τούτους ἀποτρέπου.", "text": "*Echontes* *morphōsin* *eusebeias*, the *de* *dynamin* of it *ērnēmenoi*: *kai* these *apotrepou*.", "grammar": { "*echontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having", "*morphōsin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - form/appearance", "*eusebeias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of godliness/piety", "*tēn*": "definite article, accusative, feminine, singular - the", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*dynamin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - power", "*autēs*": "personal pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular - of it/her", "*ērnēmenoi*": "perfect middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having denied", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*toutous*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, masculine, plural - these", "*apotrepou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - turn away from" }, "variants": { "*morphōsin*": "form/appearance/outward form/embodiment/semblance", "*eusebeias*": "godliness/piety/reverence/devotion", "*dynamin*": "power/might/strength/ability", "*ērnēmenoi*": "having denied/having rejected/having disowned", "*apotrepou*": "turn away from/avoid/shun" } }
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Titus.1.16", "source": "Θεὸν ὁμολογοῦσιν εἰδέναι· τοῖς δὲ ἔργοις ἀρνοῦνται, βδελυκτοὶ ὄντες, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς, καὶ πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἀδόκιμοι.", "text": "*Theon homologousin eidenai*; but by their *ergois arnountai*, *bdelyktoi ontes*, and *apeitheis*, and toward every *ergon agathon adokimoi*.", "grammar": { "*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*homologousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they profess/confess", "*eidenai*": "perfect, active, infinitive - to know", "*tois*": "dative, neuter, plural article - by the", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/however", "*ergois*": "dative, neuter, plural - works/deeds", "*arnountai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person plural - they deny", "*bdelyktoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - detestable/abominable", "*ontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*apeitheis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - disobedient/rebellious", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - toward/for", "*pan*": "accusative, neuter, singular - every", "*ergon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - work/deed", "*agathon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good", "*adokimoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - unfit/worthless/disqualified" }, "variants": { "*homologousin*": "profess/confess/acknowledge", "*eidenai*": "to know/to have known", "*ergois*": "works/deeds/actions", "*arnountai*": "deny/disown/renounce", "*bdelyktoi*": "detestable/abominable/repugnant", "*apeitheis*": "disobedient/rebellious/unpersuadable", "*ergon agathon*": "good work/good deed", "*adokimoi*": "unfit/worthless/disqualified/rejected after testing" } }
  • 2 Tim 1:13 : 13 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.1.13", "source": "Ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε ὑγιαινόντων λόγων, ὧν παρʼ ἐμοῦ ἤκουσας, ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.", "text": "*Hypotypōsin eche hygiainontōn logōn*, which from me *ēkousas*, in *pistei* and *agapē* the [one] in *Christō Iēsou*.", "grammar": { "*Hypotypōsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object", "*eche*": "present active imperative, 2nd singular - have/hold", "*hygiainontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - being sound", "*logōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - content", "*hōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - relative pronoun", "*emou*": "genitive, 1st singular - source", "*ēkousas*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you heard", "*pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - manner/sphere", "*agapē*": "dative, feminine, singular - manner/sphere", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - location/sphere", "*Iēsou*": "dative, masculine, singular - apposition" }, "variants": { "*Hypotypōsin*": "pattern/example/standard", "*eche*": "hold/keep/maintain", "*hygiainontōn*": "sound/healthy/wholesome", "*logōn*": "words/sayings/messages", "*ēkousas*": "heard/listened to", "*pistei*": "faith/trust/belief", "*agapē*": "love/charity/benevolence" } }
  • Rom 6:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Romans.6.17", "source": "Χάρις δὲ τῷ Θεῷ, ὅτι ἦτε δοῦλοι τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ὑπηκούσατε δὲ ἐκ καρδίας εἰς ὃν παρεδόθητε τύπον διδαχῆς.", "text": "*Charis de tō Theō*, *hoti ēte douloi tēs hamartias*, *hypēkousate de ek kardias eis hon paredothēte typon didachēs*.", "grammar": { "*Charis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - thanks/grace", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*ēte*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were", "*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves", "*tēs hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*hypēkousate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you obeyed", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*ek kardias*": "prepositional phrase, genitive, feminine, singular - from heart", "*eis hon*": "prepositional phrase with relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - to which", "*paredothēte*": "aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you were delivered/committed", "*typon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - form/pattern", "*didachēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of teaching/doctrine" }, "variants": { "*Charis*": "thanks/grace/gratitude", "*Theō*": "God/deity", "*ēte*": "you were/you used to be", "*douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*hypēkousate*": "you obeyed/you submitted to", "*kardias*": "heart/inner being/mind", "*paredothēte*": "you were delivered/handed over/entrusted", "*typon*": "form/pattern/mold/standard", "*didachēs*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine" } }
  • 1 Cor 3:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.3.1", "source": "¶Καὶ ἐγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλʼ ὡς σαρκικοῖς, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ.", "text": "And *egō*, *adelphoi*, not was *ēdunēthēn* to *lalēsai* to you as *pneumatikois*, but as *sarkikois*, as *nēpiois* in *Christō*.", "grammar": { "*egō*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular, nominative - I", "*adelphoi*": "masculine noun, plural, vocative - brothers", "*ēdunēthēn*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular - I was able/could", "*lalēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to speak", "*pneumatikois*": "adjective, masculine, dative, plural - spiritual ones", "*sarkikois*": "adjective, masculine, dative, plural - fleshly/carnal ones", "*nēpiois*": "noun, masculine, dative, plural - infants/babes", "*Christō*": "proper noun, masculine, dative, singular - Christ" }, "variants": { "*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers", "*pneumatikois*": "spiritual ones/those governed by the Spirit", "*sarkikois*": "fleshly/carnal/worldly ones", "*nēpiois*": "infants/babes/immature ones" } }
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.25", "source": "¶Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Ἐξομολογοῦμαί σοι, Πάτερ, Κύριε τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι απέκρυψας ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν, καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας αὐτὰ νηπίοις.", "text": "In *ekeinō* the *kairō* *apokritheis* the *Iēsous* *eipen*, *Exomologoumai* to you, *Pater*, *Kyrie* of the *ouranou* and of the *gēs*, because you *apekrypsas* these things from *sophōn* and *synetōn*, and *apekalypsas* them to *nēpiois*.", "grammar": { "*ekeinō*": "dative, masculine, singular, demonstrative - that", "*kairō*": "dative, masculine, singular - time/season", "*apokritheis*": "aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist, active, 3rd singular - said", "*Exomologoumai*": "present, middle, 1st singular - I thank/praise/confess", "*Pater*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Father", "*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of heaven", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of earth", "*apekrypsas*": "aorist, active, 2nd singular - you hid", "*sophōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of wise ones", "*synetōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of intelligent ones", "*apekalypsas*": "aorist, active, 2nd singular - you revealed", "*nēpiois*": "dative, neuter, plural - to infants/children" }, "variants": { "*ekeinō*": "that/those", "*kairō*": "time/season/occasion", "*apokritheis*": "having answered/responded", "*eipen*": "said/spoke", "*Exomologoumai*": "I thank/praise/confess", "*Pater*": "Father", "*Kyrie*": "Lord/Master", "*ouranou*": "of heaven/sky", "*gēs*": "of earth/land", "*apekrypsas*": "you hid/concealed", "*sophōn*": "of wise ones/sages", "*synetōn*": "of intelligent ones/understanding ones", "*apekalypsas*": "you revealed/disclosed/uncovered", "*nēpiois*": "to infants/children/simple ones" } }
  • Heb 5:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Hebrews.5.13", "source": "Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ μετέχων γάλακτος ἄπειρος λόγου δικαιοσύνης: νήπιος γάρ ἐστιν.", "text": "For everyone *gar* *metechōn* of *galaktos* is *apeiros* of *logou* of *dikaiosynēs*: for *gar* *nēpios* he *estin*.", "grammar": { "*Pas gar*": "nominative, masculine, singular + postpositive conjunction - for everyone", "*ho metechōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular with article - the one partaking", "*galaktos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of milk", "*apeiros*": "nominative, masculine, singular adjective - unskilled/inexperienced", "*logou dikaiosynēs*": "genitive, masculine, singular + genitive, feminine, singular - of word of righteousness", "*nēpios gar estin*": "nominative, masculine, singular + postpositive conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd singular - for he is an infant" }, "variants": { "*metechōn*": "partaking/sharing in/participating in", "*galaktos*": "milk/basic sustenance", "*apeiros*": "unskilled/inexperienced/unacquainted with", "*logou*": "word/message/account", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/uprightness", "*nēpios*": "infant/baby/immature person" } }
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.2", "source": "Ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη, τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε:", "text": "As *artigennēta brephē*, the *logikon adolon gala epipothēsate*, *hina* in *autō auxēthēte*:", "grammar": { "*artigennēta*": "adjective, neuter plural nominative - newborn/recently born", "*brephē*": "noun, neuter plural nominative - infants/babies", "*logikon*": "adjective, neuter singular accusative - rational/spiritual/of the word", "*adolon*": "adjective, neuter singular accusative - pure/unadulterated/without deceit", "*gala*": "noun, neuter singular accusative - milk", "*epipothēsate*": "verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - earnestly desire/long for", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*autō*": "pronoun, neuter singular dative - it", "*auxēthēte*": "verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you may grow/be increased" }, "variants": { "*artigennēta*": "newborn/recently born", "*brephē*": "infants/babies/newborns", "*logikon*": "rational/spiritual/of the word/genuine", "*adolon*": "pure/unadulterated/without deceit/sincere", "*epipothēsate*": "earnestly desire/long for/crave", "*auxēthēte*": "may grow/be increased/be nourished" } }