Romans
Romans 1:21
21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Διότι | Dioti | Conjunction | G1360 on this account, because, for |
| although they knew | γνόντες | gnontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| they neither glorified | ἐδόξασαν | edoxasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1392 I glorify, honor, bestow glory on |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| gave thanks | ηὐχαρίστησαν | ēucharistēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| they became futile | ἐματαιώθησαν | emataiōthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G3154 I become vain |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| thinking | διαλογισμοῖς | dialogismois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G1261 a calculation, reasoning, thought, plotting |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| darkened | ἐσκοτίσθη | eskotisthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4654 I darken |
| in their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| foolish | ἀσύνετος | asynetos | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G801 unintelligent, unwise, undiscerning |
| hearts | καρδία | kardia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
Cross-references
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Ephesians 4:17–18 · 2 Kings 17:15 · Jeremiah 2:5 · 2 Timothy 3:2 · Psalm 50:23 · John 3:19 · Revelation 14:7 · Psalm 81:12 · Revelation 15:4 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Jeremiah 16:19 · Romans 1:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.