Romans

Romans 3:15–17

15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16ruin and misery lie in their wake,

17and the way of peace they have not known.”g

Footnotes

  • g 3:17 Isaiah 59:7–8|ISA 59:7-8(see also LXX)

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Romans 3:15

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
feetπόδεςpodesNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG4228 the foot
swiftὀξεῖςoxeisAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3691 sharp, swift, eager
to shedἐκχέαιekcheaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG1632 I pour out, shed
bloodαἷμαhaimaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG129 blood

Romans 3:16

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ruinσύντριμμαsyntrimmaNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG4938 crushing, destruction
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5004 hardship, misery
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wakeὁδοῖςhodoisNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG3598 a way, road, journey

Romans 3:17

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
wayὁδὸνhodonNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3598 a way, road, journey
of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
they have not knownἔγνωσανegnōsanVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1097 I come to know, learn, realize

Cross-references

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Romans 3:15 Isaiah 59:7–8 · Proverbs 1:16 · Proverbs 6:18

Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:8 · Romans 5:1 · Luke 1:79

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.