{ "verseID": "Romans.7.1", "source": "¶Ἢ ἀγνοεῖτε, ἀδελφοί, (γινώσκουσιν γὰρ νόμον λαλῶ,) ὅτι ὁ νόμος κυριεύει τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐφʼ ὅσον χρόνον ζῇ;", "text": "Or *agnoeite*, *adelphoi*, (*ginōskousin* for *nomon* I *lalō*,) that the *nomos* *kyrieuei* of the *anthrōpou* for as long *chronon* he *zē*?", "grammar": { "*Ē*": "conjunction - or/either", "*agnoeite*": "present indicative active, 2nd person plural - you are ignorant/unaware", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*ginōskousin*": "present participle, dative, masculine, plural - to those knowing", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*lalō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular - I speak/am speaking", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*kyrieuei*": "present indicative active, 3rd person singular - has dominion/rules over", "*tou anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the man/person", "*eph'*": "preposition + accusative - over/for", "*hoson chronon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - as much time/as long as", "*zē*": "present indicative active, 3rd person singular - he lives" }, "variants": { "*agnoeite*": "are you ignorant/do you not know", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers", "*nomon*": "law/Torah/rule", "*kyrieuei*": "has lordship over/rules over/exercises authority", "*anthrōpou*": "man/human/person", "*zē*": "lives/is alive" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.2", "source": "Ἡ γὰρ ὕπανδρος γυνὴ τῷ ζῶντι ἀνδρὶ δέδεται νόμῳ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἀνήρ, κατήργηται ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ ἀνδρός.", "text": "For the *hypandros gynē* to the *zōnti andri* has been *dedetai* by *nomō*; but if *apothanē* the *anēr*, she has been *katērgētai* from the *nomou* of the *andros*.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hypandros*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - under/subject to a husband", "*gynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - woman/wife", "*tō zōnti andri*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the living husband", "*dedetai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been bound", "*nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - by law", "*ean*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*apothanē*": "aorist subjunctive active, 3rd person singular - might die/should die", "*ho anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the husband/man", "*katērgētai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been released/freed/discharged", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tou nomou tou andros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - from the law of the husband" }, "variants": { "*hypandros*": "married/under a husband's authority", "*gynē*": "woman/wife", "*zōnti*": "living/alive", "*andri*": "husband/man", "*dedetai*": "bound/tied/legally obligated", "*nomō*": "by law/by legal statute", "*apothanē*": "dies/should die", "*katērgētai*": "released/discharged/freed from obligation/rendered inoperative" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.3", "source": "Ἄρα οὖν ζῶντος τοῦ ἀνδρὸς, μοιχαλὶς χρηματίσει: ἐὰν, γένηται ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ, ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἀνήρ, ἐλευθέρα ἐστὶν ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου· τοῦ μὴ εἶναι αὐτὴν μοιχαλίδα, γενομένην ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ.", "text": "*Ara oun zōntos tou andros*, *moichalis chrēmatisei* if she *genētai andri heterō*, but if *apothanē ho anēr*, *eleuthera estin apo tou nomou*; of the not *einai autēn moichalida*, having *genomenēn andri heterō*.", "grammar": { "*Ara oun*": "inferential particles - therefore/consequently", "*zōntos tou andros*": "genitive absolute, masculine, singular - while the husband lives", "*moichalis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - adulteress", "*chrēmatisei*": "future indicative active, 3rd person singular - she will be called/designated", "*ean*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*genētai*": "aorist subjunctive middle, 3rd person singular - she becomes/joins herself", "*andri heterō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to another man/husband", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*apothanē*": "aorist subjunctive active, 3rd person singular - might die/should die", "*ho anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the husband/man", "*eleuthera*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - free", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - she is", "*apo tou nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - from the law", "*tou mē einai autēn*": "genitive articular infinitive with accusative subject - so that she is not", "*moichalida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - adulteress", "*genomenēn*": "aorist participle middle, accusative, feminine, singular - having become/joined herself", "*andri heterō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to another man/husband" }, "variants": { "*moichalis*": "adulteress/unfaithful woman", "*chrēmatisei*": "will be called/designated/named/regarded as", "*genētai*": "joins herself to/becomes united with/marries", "*heterō*": "another/different", "*eleuthera*": "free/liberated/released", "*genomenēn*": "becoming/joining herself to/marrying" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.4", "source": "Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε τῷ νόμῳ διὰ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ· εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς ἑτέρῳ, τῷ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθέντι, ἵνα καρποφορήσωμεν τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "*Hōste*, *adelphoi mou*, also you *ethanatōthēte tō nomō* through the *sōmatos tou Christou*; unto the *genesthai hymas heterō*, to the one *ek nekrōn egerthenti*, so that we might *karpophorēsōmen tō Theō*.", "grammar": { "*Hōste*": "conjunction - therefore/so that", "*adelphoi mou*": "vocative, masculine, plural - my brothers", "*kai*": "conjunction - also/even/and", "*hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you", "*ethanatōthēte*": "aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you were put to death", "*tō nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the law", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*tou sōmatos tou Christou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the body of Christ", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - for/unto", "*to genesthai hymas*": "articular infinitive with accusative subject - for you to belong", "*heterō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to another", "*tō ek nekrōn egerthenti*": "dative, masculine, singular, aorist passive participle - to the one raised from the dead", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*karpophorēsōmen*": "aorist subjunctive active, 1st person plural - we might bear fruit", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*ethanatōthēte*": "you were put to death/you died/you were made dead", "*nomō*": "law/Torah/legal system", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical form", "*genesthai*": "to become/to belong to/to be joined to", "*heterō*": "another/a different one", "*egerthenti*": "raised/resurrected", "*nekrōn*": "dead ones/corpses", "*karpophorēsōmen*": "we might bear fruit/produce fruit/be fruitful" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.5", "source": "Ὅτε γὰρ ἦμεν ἐν τῇ σαρκί, τὰ παθήματα τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, τὰ διὰ τοῦ νόμου, ἐνηργεῖτο ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ.", "text": "For when we *ēmen en tē sarki*, the *pathēmata tōn hamartiōn*, the ones through the *nomou*, *enērgeito en tois melesin hēmōn* unto the *karpophorēsai tō thanatō*.", "grammar": { "*Hote*": "conjunction - when", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ēmen*": "imperfect indicative, 1st person plural - we were", "*en tē sarki*": "dative, feminine, singular - in the flesh", "*ta pathēmata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - the passions/sufferings", "*tōn hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of the sins", "*ta dia tou nomou*": "attributive phrase - the ones through the law", "*enērgeito*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - were working/were being operative", "*en tois melesin hēmōn*": "dative, neuter, plural - in our members/body parts", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - for/unto", "*to karpophorēsai*": "articular infinitive - the bearing fruit", "*tō thanatō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to death" }, "variants": { "*sarki*": "flesh/physical body/sinful nature", "*pathēmata*": "passions/sufferings/strong desires/impulses", "*hamartiōn*": "sins/offenses/moral failures", "*enērgeito*": "were working/operating/active/being aroused", "*melesin*": "members/body parts/limbs", "*karpophorēsai*": "to bear fruit/produce/yield", "*thanatō*": "death/mortality" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.6", "source": "Νυνὶ δὲ κατηργήθημεν ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου, ἀποθανόντες ἐν ᾧ κατειχόμεθα· ὥστε δουλεύειν ἡμᾶς ἐν καινότητι πνεύματος, καὶ οὐ παλαιότητι γράμματος.", "text": "But *nyni* we were *katērgēthēmen apo tou nomou*, having *apothanontes en hō kateichometha*; *hōste douleuein hēmas en kainotēti pneumatos*, and not *palaiotēti grammatos*.", "grammar": { "*Nyni*": "temporal adverb - now", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*katērgēthēmen*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural - we were released/discharged", "*apo tou nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - from the law", "*apothanontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having died", "*en hō*": "relative clause - in which", "*kateichometha*": "imperfect passive indicative, 1st person plural - we were being held/restrained", "*hōste*": "conjunction - so that/with the result that", "*douleuein hēmas*": "present infinitive with accusative subject - for us to serve", "*en kainotēti*": "dative, feminine, singular - in newness", "*pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of spirit", "*kai ou*": "conjunction + negative - and not", "*palaiotēti*": "dative, feminine, singular - in oldness", "*grammatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of letter/writing" }, "variants": { "*katērgēthēmen*": "we were released/delivered/freed/made ineffective", "*apothanontes*": "having died/being dead to", "*kateichometha*": "we were held/bound/restrained/confined", "*douleuein*": "to serve/be enslaved to/be in service of", "*kainotēti*": "newness/fresh way", "*pneumatos*": "spirit/Spirit/spiritual nature", "*palaiotēti*": "oldness/obsoleteness/antiquity", "*grammatos*": "letter/written code/text" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.7", "source": "Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; ὁ νόμος ἁμαρτία; Μὴ γένοιτο. Ἀλλὰ, τὴν ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔγνων, εἰ μὴ διὰ νόμου: τήν τε γὰρ ἐπιθυμίαν οὐκ ᾔδειν, εἰ μὴ ὁ νόμος ἔλεγεν, Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις.", "text": "What then shall we *eroumen*? The *nomos* is *hamartia*? *Mē genoito*. But, the *hamartian* I did not *egnōn*, except through *nomou*: for the *epithymian* I had not *ēdein*, except the *nomos* was saying, You shall not *epithymēseis*.", "grammar": { "*Ti oun*": "interrogative pronoun + conjunction - what then", "*eroumen*": "future indicative active, 1st person plural - we will say", "*ho nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the law", "*hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - sin", "*Mē genoito*": "aorist optative middle, 3rd person singular + negative - may it not be/let it not be", "*tēn hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the sin", "*ouk egnōn*": "aorist indicative active, 1st person singular + negative - I did not know", "*ei mē*": "conditional expression - except/if not", "*dia nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - through law", "*tēn te gar epithymian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - for the lust/desire", "*ouk ēdein*": "pluperfect indicative active, 1st person singular + negative - I had not known", "*ho nomos elegen*": "imperfect indicative active, 3rd person singular - the law was saying", "*Ouk epithymēseis*": "future indicative active, 2nd person singular + negative - You shall not covet/desire" }, "variants": { "*nomos*": "law/Torah/legal code", "*hamartia*": "sin/moral failure/offense", "*Mē genoito*": "may it never be/certainly not/God forbid", "*egnōn*": "knew/recognized/understood", "*epithymian*": "desire/lust/craving/coveting", "*ēdein*": "had known/understood/been aware of", "*epithymēseis*": "you shall covet/desire/crave wrongfully" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.8", "source": "Ἀφορμὴν δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ ἁμαρτία, διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς, κατειργάσατο ἐν ἐμοὶ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν. Χωρὶς γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία νεκρά.", "text": "But *aphormēn labhousa hē hamartia*, through the *entolēs*, *kateirgasato en emoi pasan epithymian*. For *chōris nomou hamartia nekra*.", "grammar": { "*Aphormēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - opportunity/occasion/starting point", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*labhousa*": "aorist active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having taken", "*hē hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the sin", "*dia tēs entolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - through the commandment", "*kateirgasato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - worked/produced/accomplished", "*en emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular - in me", "*pasan epithymian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - all desire/every kind of desire", "*Chōris*": "preposition + genitive - apart from/without", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - law", "*hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - sin", "*nekra*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - dead" }, "variants": { "*aphormēn*": "opportunity/occasion/base of operations/starting point", "*labhousa*": "taking/seizing/grasping", "*hamartia*": "sin/moral failure/wrongdoing", "*entolēs*": "commandment/precept/order", "*kateirgasato*": "produced/accomplished/worked out/brought about", "*epithymian*": "desire/lust/craving/coveting", "*chōris*": "apart from/without/separated from", "*nekra*": "dead/lifeless/powerless" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.9", "source": "Ἐγὼ δὲ ἔζων χωρὶς νόμου ποτέ: ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς ἐντολῆς, ἡ ἁμαρτία ἀνέζησεν,", "text": "And I *ezōn chōris nomou pote*: but *elthousēs tēs entolēs*, *hē hamartia anezēsen*,", "grammar": { "*Egō*": "pronoun, nominative, 1st person singular - I", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*ezōn*": "imperfect indicative active, 1st person singular - was living/was alive", "*chōris nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - without law", "*pote*": "temporal adverb - once/formerly", "*elthousēs*": "aorist active participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having come", "*tēs entolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - the commandment", "*hē hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the sin", "*anezēsen*": "aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - came to life/revived" }, "variants": { "*ezōn*": "was living/was alive/existed", "*chōris*": "apart from/without/separated from", "*nomou*": "law/Torah/code", "*pote*": "once/at one time/formerly", "*elthousēs*": "having come/arrived/appeared", "*entolēs*": "commandment/precept/order", "*anezēsen*": "came to life/revived/sprang to life/became active" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.10", "source": "ἐγὼ δὲ ἀπέθανον. ⋄Καὶ εὑρέθη μοι ἡ ἐντολὴ, ἡ εἰς ζωήν, αὕτη εἰς θάνατον.", "text": "but I *apethanon*. And *heurethē moi hē entolē*, the one unto *zōēn*, *hautē* unto *thanaton*.", "grammar": { "*egō de*": "nominative, 1st person singular + conjunction - but I", "*apethanon*": "aorist indicative active, 1st person singular - I died", "*Kai*": "conjunction - and", "*heurethē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was found", "*moi*": "dative, 1st person singular - to me/for me", "*hē entolē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the commandment", "*hē eis zōēn*": "articular prepositional phrase - the one for life", "*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this same", "*eis thanaton*": "prepositional phrase - for death" }, "variants": { "*apethanon*": "died/perished/became dead", "*heurethē*": "was found/discovered/proven to be", "*entolē*": "commandment/precept/order", "*zōēn*": "life/existence", "*hautē*": "this same/this very", "*thanaton*": "death/mortality" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.11", "source": "Ἡ γὰρ ἁμαρτία, ἀφορμὴν λαβοῦσα διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς, ἐξηπάτησέν με, καὶ διʼ αὐτῆς ἀπέκτεινεν.", "text": "For *hē hamartia*, *aphormēn labhousa dia tēs entolēs*, *exēpatēsen me*, and through *autēs apekteinen*.", "grammar": { "*Hē gar hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - for the sin", "*aphormēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - opportunity/occasion", "*labhousa*": "aorist active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having taken", "*dia tēs entolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - through the commandment", "*exēpatēsen*": "aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - deceived/seduced", "*me*": "accusative, 1st person singular - me", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*di' autēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - through it", "*apekteinen*": "aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - killed" }, "variants": { "*hamartia*": "sin/wrongdoing", "*aphormēn*": "opportunity/occasion/starting point/base of operations", "*labhousa*": "taking/seizing/grasping", "*entolēs*": "commandment/precept", "*exēpatēsen*": "deceived/thoroughly deceived/seduced/beguiled", "*apekteinen*": "killed/put to death/slew" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.12", "source": "Ὥστε ὁ μὲν νόμος ἅγιος, καὶ ἡ ἐντολὴ ἁγία, καὶ δικαία, καὶ ἀγαθή.", "text": "So that the *men nomos hagios*, and the *entolē hagia*, and *dikaia*, and *agathē*.", "grammar": { "*Hōste*": "conjunction - so that/therefore", "*ho men nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the law (with *men* anticipating a contrast)", "*hagios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - holy", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hē entolē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the commandment", "*hagia*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - holy", "*dikaia*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - righteous/just", "*agathē*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - good" }, "variants": { "*nomos*": "law/Torah/code", "*hagios/hagia*": "holy/set apart/sacred", "*dikaia*": "righteous/just/upright", "*agathē*": "good/beneficial/useful" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.13", "source": "Τὸ οὖν ἀγαθὸν ἐμοὶ γέγονεν θάνατος; Μὴ γένοιτο. Ἀλλὰ ἡ ἁμαρτία, ἵνα φανῇ ἁμαρτία, διὰ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ μοι κατεργαζομένη θάνατον· ἵνα γένηται καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ἁμαρτωλὸς ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς.", "text": "The *oun agathon emoi gegonen thanatos*? *Mē genoito*. But *hē hamartia*, that *phanē hamartia*, through the *agathou moi katergazomenē thanaton*; that might *genētai kath' hyperbolēn hamartōlos hē hamartia dia tēs entolēs*.", "grammar": { "*To oun agathon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the good thing therefore", "*emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular - to me", "*gegonen*": "perfect indicative active, 3rd person singular - has become", "*thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - death", "*Mē genoito*": "aorist optative middle, 3rd person singular + negative - may it not be", "*Alla hē hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - but the sin", "*hina*": "conjunction - in order that/so that", "*phanē*": "aorist subjunctive passive, 3rd person singular - might appear/be shown", "*hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - sin", "*dia tou agathou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - through the good thing", "*moi*": "dative, 1st person singular - to me", "*katergazomenē*": "present middle participle, nominative, feminine, singular - working/producing", "*thanaton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - death", "*hina*": "conjunction - in order that", "*genētai*": "aorist subjunctive middle, 3rd person singular - might become", "*kath' hyperbolēn*": "adverbial phrase - exceedingly/beyond measure", "*hamartōlos*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - sinful", "*hē hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the sin", "*dia tēs entolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - through the commandment" }, "variants": { "*agathon*": "good thing/good object/what is good", "*gegonen*": "has become/turned into", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*Mē genoito*": "may it never be/certainly not/God forbid", "*phanē*": "might appear/be shown/become visible", "*katergazomenē*": "working/producing/bringing about/accomplishing", "*kath' hyperbolēn*": "exceedingly/beyond measure/excessively", "*hamartōlos*": "sinful/full of sin/utterly sinful", "*entolēs*": "commandment/precept" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.14", "source": "Οἴδαμεν γὰρ ὅτι ὁ νόμος πνευματικός ἐστιν: ἐγὼ δὲ σαρκικός εἰμι, πεπραμένος ὑπὸ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν.", "text": "For we *oidamen* that the *nomos pneumatikos estin*: but I *sarkikos eimi*, having been *pepramenos hypo tēn hamartian*.", "grammar": { "*Oidamen*": "perfect indicative active, 1st person plural - we know", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*ho nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the law", "*pneumatikos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - spiritual", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*egō de*": "nominative, 1st person singular + conjunction - but I", "*sarkikos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - fleshly/carnal", "*eimi*": "present indicative, 1st person singular - I am", "*pepramenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been sold", "*hypo tēn hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - under the sin" }, "variants": { "*oidamen*": "we know/understand/perceive", "*nomos*": "law/Torah/rule", "*pneumatikos*": "spiritual/of the spirit/belonging to the spirit", "*sarkikos*": "fleshly/carnal/of the flesh/belonging to the physical realm", "*pepramenos*": "having been sold/enslaved/placed under control", "*hypo tēn hamartian*": "under sin/under sin's control/subject to sin" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.15", "source": "Ὃ γὰρ κατεργάζομαι οὐ γινώσκω: οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω, τοῦτο πράσσω· ἀλλʼ ὃ μισῶ, τοῦτο ποιῶ.", "text": "For what I *katergazomai* I do not *ginōskō*: for not what I *thelō*, this I *prassō*; but what I *misō*, this I *poiō*.", "grammar": { "*Ho gar*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + conjunction - for what", "*katergazomai*": "present indicative middle, 1st person singular - I accomplish/do/perform", "*ou ginōskō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular + negative - I do not know", "*ou gar*": "negative + conjunction - for not", "*ho thelō*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - what I want/wish", "*touto prassō*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - this I practice", "*all'*": "conjunction - but", "*ho misō*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - what I hate", "*touto poiō*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - this I do" }, "variants": { "*katergazomai*": "accomplish/perform/carry out/do", "*ginōskō*": "know/understand/comprehend", "*thelō*": "want/wish/desire", "*prassō*": "practice/perform/habitually do", "*misō*": "hate/detest", "*poiō*": "do/make/perform" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.16", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω, τοῦτο ποιῶ σύμφημι τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι καλός.", "text": "But if what I do not *thelō*, this I *poiō* I *symphēmi tō nomō* that it is *kalos*.", "grammar": { "*Ei de*": "conditional conjunction + conjunction - but if", "*ho ou thelō*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + negative + present indicative active, 1st person singular - what I do not want", "*touto poiō*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - this I do", "*symphēmi*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular - I agree with", "*tō nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - with the law", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*kalos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - good/excellent" }, "variants": { "*thelō*": "want/wish/desire", "*poiō*": "do/make/perform", "*symphēmi*": "agree with/consent to/affirm together with", "*nomō*": "law/Torah/code", "*kalos*": "good/beautiful/excellent/noble" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.17", "source": "Νυνὶ δὲ οὐκέτι ἐγὼ κατεργάζομαι αὐτό, ἀλλʼ ἡ οἰκοῦσα ἐν ἐμοὶ ἁμαρτία.", "text": "But *nyni* no longer I *katergazomai auto*, but the *oikousa en emoi hamartia*.", "grammar": { "*Nyni de*": "temporal adverb + conjunction - but now", "*ouketi*": "temporal adverb - no longer", "*egō*": "pronoun, nominative, 1st person singular - I", "*katergazomai*": "present indicative middle, 1st person singular - accomplish/perform", "*auto*": "pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - it", "*all'*": "conjunction - but", "*hē oikousa*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - the dwelling", "*en emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular - in me", "*hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - sin" }, "variants": { "*nyni*": "now/at the present time", "*ouketi*": "no longer/no more", "*katergazomai*": "accomplish/perform/produce/work out", "*oikousa*": "dwelling/living/residing/inhabiting", "*hamartia*": "sin/sinful nature/evil principle" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.18", "source": "Οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ οἰκεῖ ἐν ἐμοί (τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου,) ἀγαθόν: τὸ γὰρ θέλειν παράκειταί μοι· τὸ δὲ κατεργάζεσθαι τὸ καλὸν οὐχ εὑρίσκω.", "text": "For I *oida* that *ouk oikei en emoi* (that *estin*, *en tē sarki mou*,) *agathon*: for the *thelein parakeitai moi*; but the *katergazesthai to kalon ouch heuriskō*.", "grammar": { "*Oida*": "perfect indicative active, 1st person singular - I know", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*ouk oikei*": "present indicative active, 3rd person singular + negative - does not dwell", "*en emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular - in me", "*tout' estin*": "demonstrative pronoun + present indicative, 3rd person singular - that is", "*en tē sarki mou*": "dative, feminine, singular - in my flesh", "*agathon*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - good", "*to gar thelein*": "articular infinitive - for the willing", "*parakeitai*": "present indicative middle, 3rd person singular - is present with", "*moi*": "dative, 1st person singular - me", "*to de katergazesthai*": "articular infinitive - but the performing", "*to kalon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the good", "*ouch heuriskō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular + negative - I do not find" }, "variants": { "*oida*": "know/understand/perceive", "*oikei*": "dwells/lives/resides/inhabits", "*sarki*": "flesh/body/human nature", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/worthwhile", "*thelein*": "to will/wish/desire", "*parakeitai*": "is present with/lies beside/is available", "*katergazesthai*": "to accomplish/perform/carry out", "*kalon*": "good/noble/excellent", "*heuriskō*": "find/discover" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.19", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω ποιῶ ἀγαθόν: ἀλλʼ ὃ οὐ θέλω κακόν, τοῦτο πράσσω.", "text": "For not what I *thelō* I *poiō agathon*: but what I do not *thelō kakon*, this I *prassō*.", "grammar": { "*Ou gar*": "negative + conjunction - for not", "*ho thelō*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - what I want", "*poiō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular - I do", "*agathon*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - good", "*all'*": "conjunction - but", "*ho ou thelō*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + negative + present indicative active, 1st person singular - what I do not want", "*kakon*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - evil", "*touto prassō*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - this I practice" }, "variants": { "*thelō*": "want/wish/desire", "*poiō*": "do/make/perform", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/worthwhile", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/harmful", "*prassō*": "practice/perform/habitually do" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.20", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω ἐγώ, τοῦτο ποιῶ οὐκέτι ἐγὼ κατεργάζομαι αὐτό, ἀλλʼ ἡ οἰκοῦσα ἐν ἐμοὶ ἁμαρτία.", "text": "But if what I *ou thelō egō*, this I *poiō ouketi egō katergazomai auto*, but the *oikousa en emoi hamartia*.", "grammar": { "*Ei de*": "conditional conjunction + conjunction - but if", "*ho ou thelō egō*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + negative + present indicative active, 1st person singular + pronoun - what I do not want", "*touto poiō*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular + present indicative active, 1st person singular - this I do", "*ouketi*": "temporal adverb - no longer", "*egō*": "pronoun, nominative, 1st person singular - I", "*katergazomai*": "present indicative middle, 1st person singular - accomplish/perform", "*auto*": "pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - it", "*all'*": "conjunction - but", "*hē oikousa*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - the dwelling", "*en emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular - in me", "*hamartia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - sin" }, "variants": { "*thelō*": "want/wish/desire", "*poiō*": "do/make/perform", "*ouketi*": "no longer/no more", "*katergazomai*": "accomplish/perform/produce/work out", "*oikousa*": "dwelling/living/residing/inhabiting", "*hamartia*": "sin/sinful nature/evil principle" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.21", "source": "Εὑρίσκω ἄρα τὸν νόμον, τῷ θέλοντι ἐμοὶ ποιεῖν τὸ καλόν, ὅτι, ἐμοὶ τὸ κακὸν παράκειται.", "text": "I *heuriskō ara ton nomon*, for the *thelonti emoi poiein to kalon*, that, to me the *kakon parakeitai*.", "grammar": { "*Heuriskō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular - I find", "*ara*": "inferential particle - therefore/consequently", "*ton nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the law/principle", "*tō thelonti*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - to the one wanting", "*emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular - to me", "*poiein*": "present infinitive - to do", "*to kalon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the good", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular - to me", "*to kakon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the evil", "*parakeitai*": "present indicative middle, 3rd person singular - is present" }, "variants": { "*heuriskō*": "find/discover", "*nomon*": "law/principle/pattern", "*thelonti*": "wanting/wishing/desiring", "*poiein*": "to do/perform/practice", "*kalon*": "good/noble/excellent", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/harmful", "*parakeitai*": "is present/lies beside/is at hand" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.22", "source": "Συνήδομαι γὰρ τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ κατὰ τὸν ἔσω ἄνθρωπον:", "text": "For I *synēdomai tō nomō tou Theou kata ton esō anthrōpon*:", "grammar": { "*Synēdomai*": "present indicative middle, 1st person singular - I delight with", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*tō nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in the law", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*ton esō anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the inner man" }, "variants": { "*synēdomai*": "delight with/rejoice together with/take pleasure in", "*nomō*": "law/teaching/instruction", "*Theou*": "God/deity", "*esō anthrōpon*": "inner man/inner self/inward person" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.23", "source": "Βλέπω δὲ ἕτερον νόμον ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου, ἀντιστρατευόμενον τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μου, καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντά με τῷ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῷ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου.", "text": "But I *blepō heteron nomon en tois melesin mou*, *antistrateumenon tō nomō tou noos mou*, and *aichmalōtizonta me tō nomō tēs hamartias tō onti en tois melesin mou*.", "grammar": { "*Blepō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular - I see", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*heteron nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - another law", "*en tois melesin mou*": "dative, neuter, plural - in my members", "*antistrateumenon*": "present middle participle, accusative, masculine, singular - warring against", "*tō nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - against the law", "*tou noos mou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of my mind", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*aichmalōtizonta*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - taking captive", "*me*": "accusative, 1st person singular - me", "*tō nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the law", "*tēs hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*tō onti*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - to the one being", "*en tois melesin mou*": "dative, neuter, plural - in my members" }, "variants": { "*blepō*": "see/perceive/observe", "*heteron*": "another/different", "*nomon*": "law/principle/rule", "*melesin*": "members/body parts/limbs", "*antistrateumenon*": "warring against/fighting against/opposing in battle", "*noos*": "mind/intellect/understanding", "*aichmalōtizonta*": "taking captive/making prisoner/enslaving", "*hamartias*": "of sin/sinful nature", "*onti*": "being/existing" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.24", "source": "Ταλαίπωρος ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπος! τίς με ῥύσεται ἐκ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ θανάτου τούτου;", "text": "*Talaipōros egō anthrōpos*! Who will *rhysetai me ek tou sōmatos tou thanatou toutou*?", "grammar": { "*Talaipōros*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - wretched/miserable", "*egō anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - I [am a] man", "*tis*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative - who", "*me*": "accusative, 1st person singular - me", "*rhysetai*": "future indicative middle, 3rd person singular - will deliver/rescue", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*tou sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - the body", "*tou thanatou toutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of this death" }, "variants": { "*talaipōros*": "wretched/miserable/distressed", "*anthrōpos*": "man/human/person", "*rhysetai*": "will deliver/rescue/save", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical form", "*thanatou*": "death/mortality/deadness" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.7.25", "source": "Ἐυχάριστῶ τῷ Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν. Ἄρα οὖν αὐτὸς ἐγὼ τῷ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ Θεοῦ· τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας.", "text": "I *eucharistō tō Theō dia Iēsou Christou tou Kyriou hēmōn*. *Ara oun autos egō tō men noi douleuō nomō Theou*; but *tē de sarki nomō hamartias*.", "grammar": { "*Eucharistō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular - I give thanks", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus Christ", "*tou Kyriou hēmōn*": "genitive, masculine, singular - our Lord", "*Ara oun*": "inferential particles - so therefore", "*autos egō*": "intensive pronoun + pronoun, nominative, 1st person singular - I myself", "*tō men noi*": "dative, masculine, singular - with the mind (with *men* anticipating a contrast)", "*douleuō*": "present indicative active, 1st person singular - I serve", "*nomō Theou*": "dative, masculine, singular - law of God", "*tē de sarki*": "dative, feminine, singular - but with the flesh", "*nomō hamartias*": "dative, masculine, singular - law of sin" }, "variants": { "*eucharistō*": "give thanks/express gratitude", "*Theō*": "God/deity", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/master/owner", "*autos*": "myself/the very same", "*noi*": "mind/understanding/intellect", "*douleuō*": "serve/am enslaved to/am in bondage to", "*sarki*": "flesh/physical body/sinful nature", "*hamartias*": "sin/sinful principle" } }