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Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

φάσκοντεςphaskontesProfessing

Lemma: φάσκω (phaskō) · Strong's: G5335

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)

Meaning: to claim — φάσκω ; [in LXX: Gen.26:20 (אָמַר), Dan LXX Bel 1:8, 2Ma.14:27 2Mac 14:32, 3Ma.3:7 * ; ] ; to affirm, assert: with accusative and inf., Act.24:9 25:19; with inf. and nom., Rom.1:22.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3 times. Also: Acts 24:9, Acts 25:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5335; TFLSJ G5335; TAGNT Romans 1:22 word 1

εἶναιeinaito be

Lemma: εἶναι (einai) · Strong's: G1511

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to exist — 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 126 times. Also: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:15, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 20:27, Matthew 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1511; TFLSJ G1511; TAGNT Romans 1:22 word 2

σοφοὶsophoiwise

Lemma: σοφός (sophos) · Strong's: G4680

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)

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 1:14, Romans 16:19, Romans 16:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4680; TFLSJ G4680; TAGNT Romans 1:22 word 3

ἐμωράνθησανemōranthēsanthey became fools

Lemma: μωραίνω (mōrainō) · Strong's: G3471

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)

Meaning: be foolish — μωραίνω; (μωρός), [in LXX: Isa.19:11, Jer.10:14 51:17 (בָּעַר ni.), 2Ki.24:10, Isa.44:25 R (שָׂכַל ni., pi.)* ; ] ; 1. cl., to be foolish, play the fool. ; 2. LXX and NT, causal, to make foolish: 1Co.1:20; pass., to…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Luke 14:34, 1 Corinthians 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3471; TFLSJ G3471; TAGNT Romans 1:22 word 4

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Although they claimed	→	φάσκω G5335 to claim
to be	→	εἰμί G1510 to be
wise	→	σοφός G4680 wise
they became fools	→	μωραίνω G3471 be foolish

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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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