Romans

Romans 7:6

6But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
nowνυνὶnyniAdverbG3570 now, already, at present
having diedἀποθανόντεςapothanontesVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG599 I am dying, am about to die
toἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
whatᾧhōPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
bound usκατειχόμεθαkateichomethaVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralG2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain
we have been releasedκατηργήθημενkatērgēthēmenVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralG2673 I bring to naught, sever, abolish
fromἀπὸapoPrepositionG575 from, away from
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
lawνόμουnomouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
so thatὥστεhōsteConjunctionG5620 so that, therefore
weἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
serveδουλεύεινdouleueinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
the new wayκαινότητιkainotētiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG2538 freshness, newness
of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4151 wind, breath, spirit
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
in the old wayπαλαιότητιpalaiotētiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG3821 oldness, obsoleteness
of the written codeγράμματοςgrammatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG1121 a letter, writings, learning

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Galatians 3:23–25 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · Romans 7:4 · Romans 6:4 · Galatians 2:19–20 · Galatians 4:4–5 · Romans 6:14–15 · Galatians 3:13 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Galatians 6:15 · Romans 12:2 · Colossians 3:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.