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Saying , Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
μακάριοιmakarioiBlessed [are]
Lemma: μακάριος (makarios) · Strong's: G3107
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: blessed — μακάριος, -α, -ον; (collat. form of poët. μάκαρ, in Hom., Hes., chiefly of the gods and the departed), [in LXX for אֹשֶׁר ; ] ; blessed, happy (DCG, i, 177, 213): θεός (δυνάστης), 1Ti.1:11 6:15; ἐλπίς, Tit.2:13; esp. in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7, Matthew 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3107; TFLSJ G3107; TAGNT Romans 4:7 word 1
ὧνhōnthey of whom
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (R-GPM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Romans 4:7 word 2
ἀφέθησανaphethēsanare forgiven
Lemma: ἀφίημι (aphiēmi) · Strong's: G0863H
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to release: forgive — ἀφ-ίημι, ; [in LXX for נשׂא, נוח hi., נתן, סלח ni., עזב, etc. ; ] ; 1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), 1Co.7:11-13; of death, τ. πνεῦμα (Gen.35:18, Hdt., al.), Mat.27:50;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 49 times. Also: Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0863H; TFLSJ G0863H; TAGNT Romans 4:7 word 3
αἱhaithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (T-NPF)
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 4:7 word 4
ἀνομίαιanomiailawless deeds
Lemma: ἀνομία (anomia) · Strong's: G0458
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (N-NPF)
Meaning: lawlessness — ἀνομία, -ας, ἡ; (ἄνομος), [in LXX for עָוֺן, פָּשַׁע, פֶּשַׁע, תּוֹעֵבַה, רֶשַׁע, etc. ; ] ; lawlessness, iniquity: Mat.7:23 13:41 23:28 24:12, Rom.6:19, 2Co.6:14, 2Th.2:3 2:7, Tit.2:14, Heb.1:9, 1Jn.3:4; in pl. (as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 7:23, Matthew 13:41, Matthew 23:28, Matthew 24:12, Romans 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0458; TFLSJ G0458; TAGNT Romans 4:7 word 5
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 4:7 word 6
ὧνhōnof whom
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (R-GPM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Romans 4:7 word 7
ἐπεκαλύφθησανepekaluphthēsanare covered
Lemma: ἐπικαλύπτω (epikaluptō) · Strong's: G1943
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to cover — ἐπι-καλύπτω ; [in LXX for כָּסָה, etc. ; ] ; to cover over, cover up: metaphorically, Rom.4:7 (LXX).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1943; TFLSJ G1943; TAGNT Romans 4:7 word 8
αἱhaithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (T-NPF)
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 4:7 word 9
ἁμαρτίαι·hamartiaisins;
Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (N-NPF)
Meaning: sin — ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ; ] ; prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat.,…
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Used 174 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0266; TFLSJ G0266; TAGNT Romans 4:7 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Blessed | → | μακάριος G3107 blessed |
| [are they] whose | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| lawless acts | → | ἀνομία G0458 lawlessness |
| are forgiven | → | ἀφίημι G0863H to release: forgive |
| whose | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| sins | → | ἁμαρτία G0266 sin |
| are covered | → | ἐπικαλύπτω G1943 to cover |
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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