Romans
Romans 7:1–4
1Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives? 2For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. 3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
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 7:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you not know | ἀγνοεῖτε | agnoeite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G50 I do not know, am ignorant of |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I am speaking | λαλῶ | lalō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| to those who know | γινώσκουσιν | ginōskousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| has authority over | κυριεύει | kyrieuei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2961 I have authority, rule over |
| a man | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| only | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| as long as | ὅσον | hoson | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| he lives | ζῇ | zē | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2198 I live |
Romans 7:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For instance | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| a married | ὕπανδρος | hypandros | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5220 subject to a husband, married |
| woman | γυνὴ | gynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| is bound | δέδεται | dedetai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1210 I bind |
| by law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| to | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| husband | ἀνδρὶ | andri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| as long as he lives | ζῶντι | zōnti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G2198 I live |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| husband | ἀνήρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| dies | ἀποθάνῃ | apothanē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| she is released | κατήργηται | katērgētai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2673 I bring to naught, sever, abolish |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
Romans 7:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| then | ἄρα | ara | Conjunction | G686 then, therefore, since |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| she is | γένηται | genētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| to another | ἑτέρῳ | heterō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G2087 another, different |
| man | ἀνδρὶ | andri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| husband | ἀνδρὸς | andros | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| is | ζῶντος | zōntos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2198 I live |
| she is called | χρηματίσει | chrēmatisei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5537 I warn, am publicly called |
| an adulteress | μοιχαλὶς | moichalis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3428 an adulteress |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| husband | ἀνήρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| dies | ἀποθάνῃ | apothanē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| she is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| free | ἐλευθέρα | eleuthera | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1658 free, delivered from obligation |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| that | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| is | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| an adulteress | μοιχαλίδα | moichalida | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3428 an adulteress |
| another | ἑτέρῳ | heterō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G2087 another, different |
| man | ἀνδρὶ | andri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
Romans 7:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | Ὥστε | Hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| died | ἐθανατώθητε | ethanatōthēte | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G2289 I put to death, subdue |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| body | σώματος | sōmatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| of Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| that | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| might belong | γενέσθαι | genesthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| to another | ἑτέρῳ | heterō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G2087 another, different |
| to | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| was raised | ἐγερθέντι | egerthenti | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Dative Masculine Singular | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| dead | νεκρῶν | nekrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3498 dead, a corpse |
| in order that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we might bear fruit | καρποφορήσωμεν | karpophorēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2592 I bear fruit |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 7:1 Romans 6:14 · Romans 7:6 · Romans 6:3 · Proverbs 6:23 · Romans 10:1 · Galatians 4:21 · Romans 9:3 · Romans 2:17–18 · 1 Corinthians 9:8
Romans 7:2 Genesis 2:23–24 · 1 Corinthians 7:4 · 1 Corinthians 7:39 · Numbers 30:7–8
Romans 7:3 Exodus 20:14 · Matthew 5:32 · Mark 10:6–12
Romans 7:4 1 Peter 2:24 · Galatians 5:22–23 · Isaiah 54:5 · Ephesians 5:23–27 · Romans 8:2 · Romans 7:6 · Galatians 2:19–20 · Ephesians 2:15 · Galatians 5:18 · Galatians 3:13 · Romans 6:22 · Colossians 1:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.