Romans
Romans 3:14–16
14“Their mouths are full
of cursing and bitterness.”f
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16ruin and misery lie in their wake,
Footnotes
- f 3:14 Psalm 10:7|PSA 10:7(see also LXX)
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 3:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mouths | στόμα | stoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
| are full | γέμει | gemei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1073 I am full of |
| of cursing | ἀρᾶς | aras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G685 a prayer or prayer for evil, a curse, imprecation |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| bitterness | πικρίας | pikrias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4088 bitterness |
Romans 3:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| feet | πόδες | podes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4228 the foot |
| swift | ὀξεῖς | oxeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3691 sharp, swift, eager |
| to shed | ἐκχέαι | ekcheai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1632 I pour out, shed |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
Romans 3:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ruin | σύντριμμα | syntrimma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4938 crushing, destruction |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| misery | ταλαιπωρία | talaipōria | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5004 hardship, misery |
| 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 |
| wake | ὁδοῖς | hodois | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3598 a way, road, journey |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 · Psalm 109:17–18 · Psalm 59:12
Romans 3:15 Isaiah 59:7–8 · Proverbs 1:16 · Proverbs 6:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.