Romans
Romans 7:1
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?
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.