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
Original language and places
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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·
- ΔιὰDia“Because of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοῦτοtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ὥσπερhōsper“just as”Conjunction · “just as” · Strong's G5618
- δι᾽di᾽“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- ἑνὸςhenos“one”Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“man”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἁμαρτίαhamartia“sin”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sin” · Strong's G0266
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κόσμονkosmon“world”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
- εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen“entered”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- διὰdia“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τῆςtēs“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἁμαρτίαςhamartias“sin”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θάνατος,thanatos“death,”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θάνατος · “death” · Strong's G2288
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὕτωςhoutōs“thus”Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
- εἰςeis“to”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- πάνταςpantas“all”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous“men”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θάνατοςthanatos“death”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “death” · Strong's G2288
- διῆλθεν,diēlthen“passed,”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διέρχομαι · “to pass through” · Strong's G1330
- ἐφ᾽eph᾽“for”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ᾧhō“that”Relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- πάντεςpantes“all”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- 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)