Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
Romans 5:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Διὰ τοῦτο ὥσπερ δι᾽ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν καὶ διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος, καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὁ θάνατος διῆλθεν, ἐφ᾽ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον·

  1. ΔιὰDia“Because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  2. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. ὥσπερhōsper“just as”
    Conjunction · “just as” · Strong's G5618
  4. δι᾽di᾽“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  5. ἑνὸςhenos“one”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  6. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  7. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἁμαρτίαhamartia“sin”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  9. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  10. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. κόσμονkosmon“world”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  12. εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen“entered”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  15. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἁμαρτίαςhamartias“sin”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  17. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. θάνατος,thanatos“death,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θάνατος · “death” · Strong's G2288
  19. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. οὕτωςhoutōs“thus”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  21. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  22. πάνταςpantas“all”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  23. ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous“men”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  24. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. θάνατοςthanatos“death”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “death” · Strong's G2288
  26. διῆλθεν,diēlthen“passed,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διέρχομαι · “to pass through” · Strong's G1330
  27. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“for”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  28. ᾧhō“that”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  29. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  30. ἥμαρτον·hēmarton“sinned;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἁμαρτάνω · “to sin” · Strong's G0264
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)