Romans

Romans 5:12

12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThereforeΔιὰDiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
just asὥσπερhōsperAdverbG5618 just as, as
sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG266 a sin
enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1525 I go in, come in, enter
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
worldκόσμονkosmonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2889 the world, universe
throughδι’di’PrepositionG1223 through, on account of
oneἑνὸςhenosAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1520 one
manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
deathθάνατοςthanatosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2288 death
throughδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG266 a sin
soοὕτωςhoutōsAdverbG3779 thus, so, in this manner
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
deathθάνατοςthanatosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2288 death
was passed onδιῆλθενdiēlthenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1330 I pass through, spread a report
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
allπάνταςpantasAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG444 a man, one of the human race
becauseἐφ’eph’PrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
allπάντεςpantesAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG264 I sin

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 15:21–22 · Romans 5:19 · Romans 6:23 · Romans 3:23 · James 1:15 · Genesis 2:17 · Psalm 51:5 · Genesis 3:19 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Genesis 3:6 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Romans 5:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.