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Romans 8:36

As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
Romans 8:36
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Original language (Greek)

καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι ἕνεκεν σοῦ θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς.

  1. καθὼςkathōs“Even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  2. γέγραπταιgegraptai“it has been written”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. ἕνεκενheneken“For the sake”
    Preposition · from ἕνεκα, εἵνεκεν · “because of” · Strong's G1752
  5. σοῦsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. θανατούμεθαthanatoumetha“we face death”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 1st person plural · from θανατόω · “to kill” · Strong's G2289
  7. ὅληνholēn“all”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  8. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἡμέραν,hēmeran“day,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  10. ἐλογίσθημενelogisthēmen“we were regarded”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 1st person plural · from λογίζομαι · “to count” · Strong's G3049
  11. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  12. πρόβαταprobata“sheep”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
  13. σφαγῆς.sphagēs“of slaughter.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σφαγή · “slaughter” · Strong's G4967
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)