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I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἝλλησίνHellēsinTo Greeks
Lemma: Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην (Hellēn) · Strong's: G1672
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine · Location Gentilic (N-DPM-LG)
Meaning: Greek, Gentile — Ἕλλην, -ηνος, ὁ ; [in LXX: Jol.3:6, Zec.9:13 (יָוָן), etc.; 1Ma.1:19, al. * ; ] ; a Greek; opposite to βάρβαρος, Rom.1:14; usually in ΝΤ of Greek Gentiles, opposite to Ἰουδαῖοι: Jhn.7:35, Act.11:29 14:1 16:1, 3 18:4…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 26 times. Also: John 7:35, John 12:20, Acts 14:1, Acts 16:1, Acts 16:3, Acts 17:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1672; TFLSJ G1672; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 1
τεteboth
Lemma: τε (te) · Strong's: G5037
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and/both — τέ, ; enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. ; 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 227 times. Also: Matthew 22:10, Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:12, Mark 15:36, Luke 2:16, Luke 12:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5037; TFLSJ G5037; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 2
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 3
βαρβάροις,barbaroisto barbarians,
Lemma: βάρβαρος (barbaros) · Strong's: G0915
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: barbarian — βάρβαρος, -ον (prob. onomatop., descriptive of unintelligible sounds), ; [in LXX: Ps 113 (114):1 (לעז), Eze.21:31 (36) (בּער), 2Ma.2:21 4:25 10:4, 3Ma.3:24 * ; ] ; barbarous, barbarian, strange to Greek language and…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Acts 28:2, Acts 28:4, 1 Corinthians 14:11, Colossians 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0915; TFLSJ G0915; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 4
σοφοῖςsophoisto [the] wise
Lemma: σοφός (sophos) · Strong's: G4680
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: wise — σοφός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for חָכָם ; ] ; skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Rom.16:19, 1Co.3:10; of the learned, Rom.1:14, 22, 1Co.1:19-20 1:26-27…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 11:25, Matthew 23:34, Luke 10:21, Romans 1:22, Romans 16:19, Romans 16:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4680; TFLSJ G4680; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 5
τεteboth
Lemma: τε (te) · Strong's: G5037
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and/both — τέ, ; enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. ; 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 227 times. Also: Matthew 22:10, Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:12, Mark 15:36, Luke 2:16, Luke 12:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5037; TFLSJ G5037; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 6
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 7
ἀνοήτοιςanoētoisto [the] foolish
Lemma: ἀνόητος (anoētos) · Strong's: G0453
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: foolish — ἀ-νόητος, -ον; (ἀ- neg., νοητός; νοέω), [in LXX: Pro.17:28 (אֱוִיל), Sir.42:8, al. ; ] ; 1. not thought on, not understood (Hom., Plat.). ; 2. not understanding, foolish (Hdt., al., LXX): Luk.24:25, Rom.1:14, Gal.3:1,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Luke 24:25, Galatians 3:1, Galatians 3:3, 1 Timothy 6:9, Titus 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0453; TFLSJ G0453; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 8
ὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsa debtor
Lemma: ὀφειλέτης (opheiletēs) · Strong's: G3781
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: debtor — ὀφειλέτης, -ου, ὁ; (ὀφείλω), ; a debtor: with genitive (of the amount), Mat.18:24. Metaphorical, of obligation or duty in general, with reference to favours received or injury done, etc.: Mat.6:12, Rom.1:14 8:12 15:27,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 6:12, Matthew 18:24, Luke 13:4, Romans 8:12, Romans 15:27, Galatians 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3781; TFLSJ G3781; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 9
εἰμί·eimiI am;
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Romans 1:14 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I am | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| obligated | → | ὀφειλέτης G3781 debtor |
| both | → | τε G5037 and/both |
| to Greeks | → | Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην G1672 Greek, Gentile |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| non-Greeks | → | βάρβαρος G0915 barbarian |
| both | → | τε G5037 and/both |
| to [the] wise | → | σοφός G4680 wise |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| [the] foolish | → | ἀνόητος G0453 foolish |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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