Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.Romans 7:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε τῷ νόμῳ διὰ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς ἑτέρῳ, τῷ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθέντι, ἵνα καρποφορήσωμεν τῷ θεῷ.
- Ὥστε,Hōste“Likewise,”Conjunction · from ὥστε · “so” · Strong's G5620
- ἀδελφοίadelphoi“brothers”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
- μου,mou“of mine,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἐθανατώθητεethanatōthēte“were put to death”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θανατόω · “to kill” · Strong's G2289
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νόμῳnomō“law”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
- διὰdia“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σώματοςsōmatos“body”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΧριστοῦChristou“of Christ”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
- εἰςeis“for”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸto“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γενέσθαιgenesthai“to belong”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), infinitive · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἑτέρῳ,heterō“to another,”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
- τῷtō“to the [One]”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐκek“out from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- νεκρῶνnekrōn“[the] dead”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from νεκρός · “dead” · Strong's G3498
- ἐγερθέντι,egerthenti“having been raised,”Verb, aorist, passive, participle, dative, singular, masculine · from ἐγείρω · “to arise” · Strong's G1453
- ἵναina“so that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- καρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmen“we may bear fruit”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from καρποφορέω · “to bear fruit” · Strong's G2592
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεῷ.theō“to God.”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)