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Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
θλῖψιςthlipsistribulation
Lemma: θλῖψις (thlipsis) · Strong's: G2347
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: pressure — θλίψις (LTr., θλῖψις), -εως, ἡ ; (θλίβω), [in LXX for צָרָה, etc. ; ] ; pressure (Arist.). In LXX and NT metaphorically, tribulation, affliction, distress: Mat.24:9, 21 24:29, Mrk.13:19, 24, Jhn.16:21, Act.7:11 11:19,…
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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 13:21, Matthew 24:9, Matthew 24:21, Matthew 24:29, Mark 4:17, Mark 13:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2347; TFLSJ G2347; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 1
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,…
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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 2:9 word 2
στενοχωρίαstenochōriadistress
Lemma: στενοχωρία (stenochōria) · Strong's: G4730
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: hardship — στενοχωρία, -ας, ἡ (see supr.) ; [in LXX for צוֹק, etc. ; ] ; narrowness of space, want of room (Thuc., al.). Metaphorical (Ken., Polyb., Deu.28:53, Wis.5:3, al.), difficulty, distress: θλίψις καὶ (ἢ) σ., Rom.2:9 8:35…
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Used 4 times. Also: Romans 8:35, 2 Corinthians 6:4, 2 Corinthians 12:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4730; TFLSJ G4730; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 3
ἐπὶepiupon
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 2:9 word 4
πᾶσανpasanevery
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 5
ψυχὴνpsuchēnsoul
Lemma: ψυχή (psuchē) · Strong's: G5590J
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: soul: person — ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב ,לֵב, etc. ; ] ; 1. breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.; in Arist., of the vital principle): Mat.6:25, Mrk.3:4 10:45, Luk.12:22,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Acts 2:41, Acts 2:43, Acts 3:23, Acts 7:14, Acts 27:37, Romans 13:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5590J; TFLSJ G5590J; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 6
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof man
Lemma: ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) · Strong's: G0444
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: a human — ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ; ] ; man: ; 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al;…
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Used 558 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0444; TFLSJ G0444; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 7
τοῦtouwhich
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
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.,…
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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 2:9 word 8
κατεργαζομένουkatergazomenouis working
Lemma: κατεργάζομαι (katergazomai) · Strong's: G2716
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-GSM)
Meaning: to workout/produce — κατ-εργάζομαι; (emphatic form of ἐργάζομαι), [in LXX for פָּעַל, etc. (9 exx., each for a different Heb. word) ; ] ; to effect by labour, achieve, work out, bring about: with accusative, Rom.4:15 5:3 7:8, 15-20,…
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Used 22 times. Also: Romans 1:27, Romans 4:15, Romans 5:3, Romans 7:8, Romans 7:13, Romans 7:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2716; TFLSJ G2716; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 9
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
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.,…
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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 2:9 word 10
κακόν,kakonevil,
Lemma: κακός (kakos) · Strong's: G2556G
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: evil/harm: evil — κακός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for רַע ; ] ; 1. in general, opposite to ἀγαθός, καλός, in various senses, bad, mean, base, worthless (cl.). ; 2. In ethical sense, base, evil, wicked: of persons, Mat.21:41 24:48,…
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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 21:41, Matthew 24:48, Matthew 27:23, Mark 7:21, Mark 15:14, Luke 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2556G; TFLSJ G2556G; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 11
ἸουδαίουIoudaiouof Jew
Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-GSM-PG)
Meaning: Jew — Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον ; (Ἰούδας), ; Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, ; (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew:…
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Used 195 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 28:15, Mark 7:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2453; TFLSJ G2453; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 12
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…
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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 2:9 word 13
πρῶτονprōtonfirst
Lemma: πρῶτος (prōtos) · Strong's: G4413G
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: first — B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc. ; ] ; first, ; 1. of Time or Place; (a) absol., as subst., ὁ π.., Luk.14:18, Jhn.19:32, 1Co.14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Rev.1:17 2:8…
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Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 5:24, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:5, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4413G; TFLSJ G4413G; TAGNT Romans 2:9 word 14
καὶkaiand also
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 2:9 word 15
Ἕλληνος·Hellēnosof Greek;
Lemma: Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην (Hellēn) · Strong's: G1672
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Location Gentilic (N-GSM-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…
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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 2:9 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [There will be] trouble | → | θλῖψις G2347 pressure |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| distress | → | στενοχωρία G4730 hardship |
| for | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| every | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| human | → | ἄνθρωπος G0444 a human |
| being | → | ψυχή G5590J soul: person |
| who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| does | → | κατεργάζομαι G2716 to workout/produce |
| evil | → | κακός G2556G evil/harm: evil |
| first | → | G4412 |
| for the Jew | → | Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew |
| then | → | καί G2532 and |
| for the Greek | → | Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην G1672 Greek, Gentile |
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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