Romans
Romans 7:11
11For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| seizing | λαβοῦσα | labousa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| opportunity | ἀφορμὴν | aphormēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G874 an occasion, opportunity |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| commandment | ἐντολῆς | entolēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
| deceived | ἐξηπάτησέν | exēpatēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1818 I deceive thoroughly |
| me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| through | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| put | ἀπέκτεινεν | apekteinen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G615 I put to death, kill |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.