Romans 7:1

Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
Romans 7:1
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Original language (Greek)

Ἢ ἀγνοεῖτε, ἀδελφοί, γινώσκουσιν γὰρ νόμον λαλῶ, ὅτι ὁ νόμος κυριεύει τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνον ζῇ;

  1. ἪĒ“Or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  2. ἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeite“are you ignorant,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀγνοέω · “be ignorant” · Strong's G0050
  3. ἀδελφοί,adelphoi“brothers —”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  4. γινώσκουσινginōskousin“to those knowing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  5. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  6. νόμονnomon“law”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  7. λαλῶ,lalō“I speak —”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  8. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  9. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. νόμοςnomos“law”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “law” · Strong's G3551
  11. κυριεύειkurieuei“rules”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κυριεύω · “to lord over” · Strong's G2961
  12. τοῦtou“over the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  14. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“for”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  15. ὅσονhoson“as long as”
    Correlative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
  16. χρόνονchronon“[the] time”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from χρόνος · “time” · Strong's G5550
  17. ζῇ;zēa“he is alive?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)