Verse 19

{ "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" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 7:15 : 15 { "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" } }