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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἢ ἀγνοεῖτε, ἀδελφοί, γινώσκουσιν γὰρ νόμον λαλῶ, ὅτι ὁ νόμος κυριεύει τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνον ζῇ;
- ἪĒ“Or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeite“are you ignorant,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀγνοέω · “be ignorant” · Strong's G0050
- ἀδελφοί,adelphoi“brothers —”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
- γινώσκουσινginōskousin“to those knowing”Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- νόμονnomon“law”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
- λαλῶ,lalō“I speak —”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νόμοςnomos“law”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “law” · Strong's G3551
- κυριεύειkurieuei“rules”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κυριεύω · “to lord over” · Strong's G2961
- τοῦtou“over the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“man”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἐφ᾽eph᾽“for”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ὅσονhoson“as long as”Correlative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
- χρόνονchronon“[the] time”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from χρόνος · “time” · Strong's G5550
- 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)