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Romans 7:5

For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
Romans 7:5
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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)

ὅτε γὰρ ἦμεν ἐν τῇ σαρκί, τὰ παθήματα τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τὰ διὰ τοῦ νόμου ἐνηργεῖτο ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ·

  1. ὅτεhote“While”
    Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἦμενēmen“we were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. σαρκί,sarki“flesh,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  7. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. παθήματαpathēmata“passions”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πάθημα · “suffering” · Strong's G3804
  9. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn“of sins”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  11. τὰta“that [were]”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  13. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. νόμουnomou“law”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  15. ἐνηργεῖτοenērgeito“were at work”
    Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐνεργέω · “be active” · Strong's G1754
  16. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  17. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. μέλεσινmelesin“members”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from μέλος · “member” · Strong's G3196
  19. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  20. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  21. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. καρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsai“bringing forth of fruit”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from καρποφορέω · “to bear fruit” · Strong's G2592
  23. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. θανάτῳ·thanatō“to death;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θάνατος · “death” · Strong's G2288
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)