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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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| now | νυνὶ | nyni | Adverb | G3570 now, already, at present |
| having died | ἀποθανόντες | apothanontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| what | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| bound us | κατειχόμεθα | kateichometha | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain |
| we have been released | κατηργήθημεν | katērgēthēmen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural | 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 |
| so that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| we | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| serve | δουλεύειν | douleuein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the new way | καινότητι | kainotēti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2538 freshness, newness |
| of the Spirit | πνεύματος | pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| in the old way | παλαιότητι | palaiotēti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3821 oldness, obsoleteness |
| of the written code | γράμματος | grammatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1121 a letter, writings, learning |
Cross-references
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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.