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Romans 5:13

For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
Romans 5:13
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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

ἄχρι γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία ἦν ἐν κόσμῳ, ἁμαρτία δὲ οὐκ ἐλλογεῖται μὴ ὄντος νόμου·

  1. ἄχριachri“Until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G0891
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. νόμουnomou“[the] law”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  4. ἁμαρτίαhamartia“sin”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  5. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. ἐνen“in [the]”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  7. κόσμῳ,kosmō“world,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  8. ἁμαρτίαhamartia“sin”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  9. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  10. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  11. ἐλλογεῖταιellogeitai“is imputed”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐλλογέω · “to charge” · Strong's G1677
  12. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  13. ὄντοςontos“there being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  14. νόμου·nomou“law;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)