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Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οὕτωςhoutōsthus
Lemma: οὕτως (ohutō, ohutōs) · Strong's: G3779
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: thus(-ly) — οὕτως, rarely (Bl., §5, 4; WH, App., 146f.) οὕτω, adv. ; (οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ; ] ; in this way, so, thus; 1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8,…
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Used 215 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3779; TFLSJ G3779; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 1
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 2
φιλοτιμούμενονphilotimoumenonbeing ambitious
Lemma: φιλοτιμέομαι (philotimeomai) · Strong's: G5389
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-ASM)
Meaning: to aspire — φιλοτιμέομαι, -οῦμαι; (φίλος, τιμή), [in LXX: 4Ma.1:35 A ; ] ; to love or seek after honour, hence, to be ambitious, emulous (Plat., Plut., al.): with inf., Rom.15:20, 2Co.5:9, 1Th.4:11.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5389; TFLSJ G5389; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 3
εὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthaito evangelise
Lemma: εὐαγγελίζομαι (euangelizomai) · Strong's: G2097
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Infinitive (V-PMN)
Meaning: to speak good news — εὐαγγελίζω ; [in LXX for בָּשַׂר pi., hith.; for good news in general: 1Ki.31:9, al.; of God's loving kindness, Psa.40:10 96:2, and esp. of Messianic blessings, Isa.40:9 60:6, al. ; ] ; to bring or announce glad…
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Used 55 times. Also: Matthew 11:5, Luke 1:19, Luke 2:10, Luke 3:18, Luke 4:18, Luke 4:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2097; TFLSJ G2097; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 4
οὐχouchnot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 5
ὅπουhopouwhere
Lemma: ὅπου (hopou) · Strong's: G3699
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: where(-ever) — ὅπου ; adv. ; of place, correlat. of ποῦ (which see), where. ; I. Prop., of place, ; 1. where; (a) in relative sentences, with indic: Mat.25:24, 26, Mrk.2:4 4:5, 15 5:40 13:14, Jhn.3:8 6:62 7:34, 36 11:32 14:3 17:24…
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Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 24:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3699; TFLSJ G3699; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 6
ὠνομάσθηōnomasthēwas named
Lemma: ὀνομάζω (onomazō) · Strong's: G3687
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-API-3S)
Meaning: to name — ὀνομάζω; (ὄνομα), [in LXX for זָכַר, נָקַב, קָרָא ; ] ; 1. to name, mention, or address by name: Act.19:13; pass., Rom.15:20, Eph.1:21 5:3; of the use of the Divine name in praise and worship, 2Ti.2:19 (LXX, Num.16:26;…
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Used 10 times. Also: Luke 6:13, Luke 6:14, Acts 19:13, 1 Corinthians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 5:11, Ephesians 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3687; TFLSJ G3687; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 7
Χριστός,ChristosChrist,
Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)
Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 8
ἵναinaso that
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 9
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 10
ἐπ᾽ep᾽upon
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 11
ἀλλότριονallotrionanother’s
Lemma: ἀλλότριος (allotrios) · Strong's: G0245
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: another’s — ἀλλότριος, -α, -ον; (ἄλλος), [in LXX for זוּר, נֵכָר, אַחֵר ; ] ; 1. be-longing to another, not one's own (opposite to ἴδιος): Luk.16:12, Rom.14:4 15:20 (Field, Notes, 165 f.), 2Co.10:15-16, 1Ti.5:22, Heb.9:25. ; 2.…
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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 17:25, Matthew 17:26, Luke 16:12, John 10:5, Acts 7:6, Romans 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0245; TFLSJ G0245; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 12
θεμέλιονthemelionfoundation
Lemma: θεμέλιος (themelios) · Strong's: G2310
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: foundation — θεμέλιος, -ον; (τίθημι), [in LXX for אַרְמוֹן, מוֹסָד, etc. ; ] ; of or for a foundation; as subst., ὁ θ. (sc. λίθος), a foundation stone, foundation: Luk.6:48-49 14:29 (but see Deiss., BS, 123); pl., οἰ θ. (cl.),…
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Used 16 times. Also: Luke 6:48, Luke 6:49, Luke 14:29, Acts 16:26, 1 Corinthians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2310; TFLSJ G2310; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 13
οἰκοδομῶoikodomōI may build
Lemma: οἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō) · Strong's: G3618
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Singular (V-PAS-1S)
Meaning: to build — οἰκοδομέω, -ῶ; (οἰκοδόμος), [in LXX chiefly for בָּנָה ; ] ; to build a house, to build: absol., Luk.11:48 14:30 17:28; οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, the builders (as Psa.118:22, בָּנָה), Mat.21:42, Mrk.12:10, Luk.20:17, 1Pe.2:7"…
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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 16:18, Matthew 21:33, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 23:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3618; TFLSJ G3618; TAGNT Romans 15:20 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In this way | → | οὕτως G3779 thus(-ly) |
| I have aspired | → | φιλοτιμέομαι G5389 to aspire |
| to preach the gospel | → | εὐαγγελίζομαι G2097 to speak good news |
| where | → | ὅπου G3699 where(-ever) |
| Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| was not known | → | ὀνομάζω G3687 to name |
| so that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| I would not be building | → | οἰκοδομέω G3618 to build |
| on | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| someone [else’s] | → | ἀλλότριος G0245 another’s |
| foundation | → | θεμέλιος G2310 foundation |
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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