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And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, (KJV)

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

πέποιθάςpepoithasyou are confident

Lemma: πείθω (peithō) · Strong's: G3982

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-2RAI-2S)

Meaning: to persuade — πείθω, ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּטַח בֶּטַח, its parts and derivatives ; ] ; (i) Active; 1. trans., to apply persuasion ("conative" in pres.; see M, Pr., 147), to prevail upon or win over, persuade: absol., Mat.28:14,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 54 times. Also: Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:43, Matthew 28:14, Mark 10:24, Luke 11:22, Luke 16:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3982; TFLSJ G3982; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 1

τεtethen [that]

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 2:19 word 2

σεαυτὸνseautonyou yourself

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-2ASM)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 3

ὁδηγὸνhodēgona guide

Lemma: ὁδηγός (hodēgos) · Strong's: G3595

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: guide/leader — ὁδηγός, -οῦ, ὁ; (ὁδός, ἡγέομαι) [in LXX : Est.8:1, Wis.7:15 18:3, 1Ma.4:2, 2Ma.5:15 * ; ] ; a leader on the way, a guide: Act.1:16. Fig., ὁ. τυφλῶν, Rom.2:19; pl., Mat.15:14 23:16, 24.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:24, Acts 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3595; TFLSJ G3595; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 4

εἶναιeinaibeing

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 2:19 word 5

τυφλῶν,tuphlōnof [the] blind,

Lemma: τυφλός (tuphlos) · Strong's: G5185

Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)

Meaning: blind — τυφλός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX for עִוֵּר ; ] ; blind: as subst., ὁ τ., Mat.9:27, Mrk.8:22, Luk.4:18" (LXX), Jhn.5:3, al. Metaphorical: Mat.15:14 23:16-26, Jhn.9:39-41, Rom.2:19, 2Pe.1:9, Rev.3:17. ; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 52 times. Also: Matthew 9:27, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 15:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5185; TFLSJ G5185; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 6

φῶςphōsa light

Lemma: φῶς (phōs) · Strong's: G5457

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)

Meaning: light — φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹר ; ] ; light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mat.17:2, 5, Jhn.11:9-10, 2Co.4:6; ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; of a lamp, Luk.8:16 11:33, Jhn.5:35,…

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Used 71 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 10:27, Matthew 17:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5457; TFLSJ G5457; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 7

τῶνtōnto those

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 8

ἐνenin

Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…

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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 9

σκότει,skoteidarkness,

Lemma: σκότος (skotos) · Strong's: G4655

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)

Meaning: darkness — σκότος, -ου, ὁ the more usual cl. form (cf.σ., τό), ; darkness: Heb.12:18, Rec.†; (AS)

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Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 27:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4655; TFLSJ G4655; TAGNT Romans 2:19 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

[if you]→τε G5037 and/both
are convinced [that]→πείθω G3982 to persuade
you→G4572
are→εἰμί G1510 to be
a guide→ὁδηγός G3595 guide/leader
for [the] blind→τυφλός G5185 blind
a light→φῶς G5457 light
for those→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
in→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
darkness→σκότος G4655 darkness

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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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