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Romans 7:3

So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress, even if she marries another man.
Romans 7:3
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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)

ἄρα οὖν ζῶντος τοῦ ἀνδρὸς μοιχαλὶς χρηματίσει, ἐὰν γένηται ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἀνήρ, ἐλευθέρα ἐστὶν ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ μὴ εἶναι αὐτὴν μοιχαλίδα γενομένην ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ.

  1. ἄραara“Then”
    Conjunction · “therefore” · Strong's G0686
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ζῶντοςzōntos“while is living”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  4. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἀνδρὸςandros“husband”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  6. μοιχαλὶςmoichalis“an adulteress”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from μοιχαλίς · “adulterous” · Strong's G3428
  7. χρηματίσει,chrēmatisei“she will be called”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from χρηματίζω · “to announce” · Strong's G5537
  8. ἐὰνean“if”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  9. γένηταιgenētai“she shall become [married]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  10. ἀνδρὶandri“to man”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  11. ἑτέρῳ·heterō“another;”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
  12. ἐὰνean“if”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  13. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  14. ἀποθάνῃapothanē“shall die”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
  15. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἀνήρ,anēr“husband,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  17. ἐλευθέραeleuthera“free”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐλεύθερος · “free/freedom” · Strong's G1658
  18. ἐστὶνestin“she is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  19. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  20. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. νόμουnomou“law”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  22. τοῦtou“which”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  24. εἶναιeinai“to be”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  25. αὐτὴνautēn“her”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  26. μοιχαλίδαmoichalida“an adulteress”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from μοιχαλίς · “adulterous” · Strong's G3428
  27. γενομένηνgenomenēn“having become [married]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  28. ἀνδρὶandri“to man”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  29. ἑτέρῳ.heterō“another.”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)