20 {
"verseID": "Romans.9.20",
"source": "Μενοῦνγε, ὦ ἄνθρωπε, σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ ἀνταποκρινόμενος τῷ Θεῷ; Μὴ ἐρεῖ τὸ πλάσμα τῷ πλάσαντι, Τί με ἐποίησας οὕτως;",
"text": "*Menounge*, O *anthrōpe*, you who are *ei* the *antapokrinomenos* to *Theō*? *Mē erei* the *plasma* to the *plasanti*, Why me *epoiēsas* thus?",
"grammar": {
"*Menounge*": "particle - on the contrary/rather/indeed",
"*anthrōpe*": "vocative, masculine, singular - O man",
"*ei*": "present, indicative, 2nd person singular - you are",
"*antapokrinomenos*": "present, participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - answering back",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God",
"*Mē*": "negative particle [introduces question expecting negative answer]",
"*erei*": "future, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - will say",
"*plasma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - thing formed/creation",
"*plasanti*": "aorist, participle, active, dative, masculine, singular - to the one having formed",
"*epoiēsas*": "aorist, indicative, active, 2nd person singular - you made"
},
"variants": {
"*Menounge*": "on the contrary/rather/indeed",
"*anthrōpe*": "man/human/mortal",
"*antapokrinomenos*": "answering back/talking back/disputing",
"*plasma*": "thing formed/creation/vessel",
"*plasanti*": "to the one having formed/to the maker/to the creator",
"*epoiēsas*": "you made/created/fashioned"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Romans.9.21",
"source": "Ἢ οὐκ ἔχει ἐξουσίαν ὁ κεραμεὺς τοῦ πηλοῦ, ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ φυράματος ποιῆσαι ὃ μὲν εἰς τιμὴν σκεῦος, ὃ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν;",
"text": "Or not *echei exousian* the *kerameus* of the *pēlou*, out of the same *phyramatos poiēsai* which *men* for *timēn skeuos*, which *de* for *atimian*?",
"grammar": {
"*echei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - has",
"*exousian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - authority/right",
"*kerameus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - potter",
"*pēlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of clay",
"*phyramatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of lump/batch",
"*poiēsai*": "aorist, infinitive, active - to make",
"*men*": "particle - on the one hand",
"*timēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - honor",
"*skeuos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - vessel",
"*de*": "particle - but/and/on the other hand",
"*atimian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - dishonor"
},
"variants": {
"*echei exousian*": "has authority/has power/has right",
"*kerameus*": "potter/craftsman",
"*pēlou*": "of clay/of mud",
"*phyramatos*": "of lump/of batch/of mixture",
"*poiēsai*": "to make/to create/to fashion",
"*timēn*": "honor/dignity/value",
"*skeuos*": "vessel/instrument/container",
"*atimian*": "dishonor/common use/dishonorable use"
}
}