Romans
Romans 7:3
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
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