4{
"verseID": "Romans.3.4",
"source": "Μὴ γένοιτο: γινέσθω δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἀληθής, πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης· καθὼς γέγραπται, Ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.",
"text": "*Mē genoito*: *ginesthō de ho Theos alēthēs*, *pas de anthrōpos pseustēs*; *kathōs gegraptai*, *Hopōs an dikaiōthēs en tois logois sou*, *kai nikēsēs en tō krinesthai se*.",
"grammar": {
"*Mē genoito*": "optative phrase, aorist middle, 3rd person singular - may it not be/certainly not",
"*ginesthō*": "verb, imperative, present middle/passive, 3rd person singular - let be",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*ho Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*alēthēs*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - true/truthful",
"*pas*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - every/all",
"*anthrōpos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - man/human",
"*pseustēs*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - liar",
"*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as",
"*gegraptai*": "verb, perfect passive, 3rd person singular - it has been written",
"*Hopōs*": "conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*an*": "particle with subjunctive - would/might",
"*dikaiōthēs*": "verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might be justified",
"*en tois logois*": "preposition + dative noun, masculine, plural - in the words",
"*sou*": "pronoun, genitive, singular - of you/your",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*nikēsēs*": "verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might conquer/prevail",
"*en tō krinesthai*": "preposition + articular infinitive, present middle/passive - in the being judged",
"*se*": "pronoun, accusative, singular - you"
},
"variants": {
"*Mē genoito*": "may it not be/by no means/certainly not/God forbid",
"*alēthēs*": "true/truthful/honest",
"*pseustēs*": "liar/deceiver/false",
"*dikaiōthēs*": "be justified/be vindicated/be proven right",
"*nikēsēs*": "conquer/prevail/overcome/be victorious",
"*krinesthai*": "being judged/entering into judgment/going to court"
}
}