Romans

Romans 9:20

²⁰But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”^h

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	μενοῦνγε	menounge	Particle	G3304 nay rather
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
are you	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
O	ὦ	ō	Interjection	G5599 O, an exclamation
man	ἄνθρωπε	anthrōpe	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
to talk back	ἀνταποκρινόμενος	antapokrinomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G470 I contradict
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
what	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
is formed	πλάσμα	plasma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4110 a thing formed or fashioned
say	ἐρεῖ	erei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2046 I say, speak
to Him who	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
formed	πλάσαντι	plasanti	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G4111 I form, mould
Why	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
did You make	ἐποίησας	epoiēsas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
like this	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner

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