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Romans 7:16

And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
Romans 7:16
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Original language (Greek)

εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω τοῦτο ποιῶ, σύμφημι τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι καλός·

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὃho“that which”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  4. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  5. θέλωthelō“I do want”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  6. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  7. ποιῶ,poiō“I do,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  8. σύμφημιsumphēmi“I consent”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to agree” · Strong's G4852
  9. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. νόμῳnomō“law”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  11. ὅτιhoti“that [it is]”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  12. καλός·kalos“good;”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from καλός · “good” · Strong's G2570G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)