Romans
Romans 9:21
21Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| potter | κεραμεὺς | kerameus | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2763 a potter |
| have | ἔχει | echei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| the right | ἐξουσίαν | exousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| to make | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| same | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| lump | φυράματος | phyramatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5445 a mass or lump |
| of clay | πηλοῦ | pēlou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4081 clay, mud |
| one | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| vessel | σκεῦος | skeuos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4632 a vessel to contain liquid, utensil, tackle |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| special occasions | τιμὴν | timēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5092 a price, honor |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| common use | ἀτιμίαν | atimian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G819 disgrace, dishonor |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 64:8 · Proverbs 16:4 · 2 Timothy 2:20–21 · Jeremiah 18:3–6 · Acts 9:15 · Romans 9:22–23 · Romans 9:11 · Romans 9:18 · Jeremiah 22:28 · Hosea 8:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.