Romans
Romans 1:27
27Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likewise | ὁμοίως | homoiōs | Adverb | G3668 in like manner |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| men | ἄρσενες | arsenes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G730 male |
| abandoned | ἀφέντες | aphentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| natural | φυσικὴν | physikēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5446 natural, according to nature |
| relations | χρῆσιν | chrēsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5540 usage, use |
| with | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| women | θηλείας | thēleias | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2338 female |
| burned | ἐξεκαύθησαν | exekauthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1572 I burn with lust |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| lust | ὀρέξει | orexei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3715 strong desire, lust |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| Men | ἄρσενες | arsenes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G730 male |
| committed | κατεργαζόμενοι | katergazomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2716 I work out, produce, accomplish |
| indecent | ἀσχημοσύνην | aschēmosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G808 unseemliness, shame, nakedness |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| men | ἄρσεσιν | arsesin | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G730 male |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| received | ἀπολαμβάνοντες | apolambanontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G618 I get back, receive back |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| themselves | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| due | ἔδει | edei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| penalty | ἀντιμισθίαν | antimisthian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G489 a reward, recompense |
| for | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| error | πλάνης | planēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4106 a wandering, error |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 20:13 · Leviticus 18:22 · Romans 1:23–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.