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Romans 7:2

For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
Romans 7:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἡ γὰρ ὕπανδρος γυνὴ τῷ ζῶντι ἀνδρὶ δέδεται νόμῳ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἀνήρ, κατήργηται ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ ἀνδρός.

  1. ἡhē“The”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὕπανδροςhupandros“married”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · “married” · Strong's G5220
  4. γυνὴgunē“woman”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  5. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ζῶντιzōnti“living”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  7. ἀνδρὶandri“husband”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  8. δέδεταιdedetai“has been bound”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δέω · “to bind” · Strong's G1210
  9. νόμῳ·nomō“by law;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  10. ἐὰνean“if”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  11. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  12. ἀποθάνῃapothanē“shall die”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
  13. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἀνήρ,anēr“husband,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  15. κατήργηταιkatērgētai“she has been cleared”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταργέω · “to abate” · Strong's G2673
  16. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  17. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. νόμουnomou“law”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  19. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἀνδρός.andros“husband.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)