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← Romans 7 · ← verse 7 · verse 9 →

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. (KJV)

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

ἀφορμὴνaphormēnAn occasion

Lemma: ἀφορμή (aphormē) · Strong's: G0874

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: opportunity — ἀφ-ορμή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX: Eze.5:7 (הָמוֹן), Pro.9:9, 3Ma.3:2 * ; ] ; prop., a starting point; in war, a base of operations; metaphorically, an occasion, incentive, opportunity (MM, see word): 2Co.11:12, Gal.5:13; ἀφ.…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 7 times. Also: Romans 7:11, 2 Corinthians 5:12, 2 Corinthians 11:12, Galatians 5:13, 1 Timothy 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0874; TFLSJ G0874; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 1

δὲdehowever

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.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 7:8 word 2

λαβοῦσαlabousahaving taken

Lemma: λαμβάνω (lambanō) · Strong's: G2983

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (V-2AAP-NSF)

Meaning: to take — λαμβάνω, ; [in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ; ] ; 1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Mat.26:26, Mrk.14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.5:40 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 263 times. Also: Matthew 5:40, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 10:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2983; TFLSJ G2983; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 3

ἡhē<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)

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 7:8 word 4

ἁμαρτίαhamartiasin

Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

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 7:8 word 5

διὰdiathrough

Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…

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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 6

τῆςtēsthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)

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 7:8 word 7

ἐντολῆςentolēscommandment

Lemma: ἐντολή (entolē) · Strong's: G1785

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: commandment — ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד ; ] ; 1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15,…

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Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 5:19, Matthew 15:3, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 22:38, Matthew 22:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1785; TFLSJ G1785; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 8

κατειργάσατοkateirgasatoit produced

Lemma: κατεργάζομαι (katergazomai) · Strong's: G2716

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-ADI-3S)

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 2:9, Romans 4:15, Romans 5:3, Romans 7:13, Romans 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2716; TFLSJ G2716; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 9

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 7:8 word 10

ἐμοὶemoime myself

Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Singular (P-1DS)

Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…

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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 11

πᾶσανpasanall

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 7:8 word 12

ἐπιθυμίαν·epithumiancovetousness;

Lemma: ἐπιθυμία (epithumia) · Strong's: G1939

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: desire — ἐπιθυμία, -ας, ἡ; (έπιθυμέω), [in LXX chiefly for תַּאֲוָה, אָוָה; also for חֶמֶד, etc. ; ] ; desire, longing: Luk.22:15 (see: ἐπιθυμέω), Php.1:23, 1Th.2:17, Rev.18:14; p1., Mrk.4:19; esp. with ref. to forbidden things,…

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Used 38 times. Also: Mark 4:19, Luke 22:15, John 8:44, Romans 1:24, Romans 6:12, Romans 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1939; TFLSJ G1939; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 13

χωρὶςchōrisapart from

Lemma: χωρίς (chōris) · Strong's: G5565

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: without — χωρίς ; adv., ; 1. separately, apart: Jhn.20:7. ; 2. As prep., with genitive, ; (a) separate from, apart from, without (practically equiv. to ἄνευ; see Field, Notes, 103): Mat.13:34, Mrk.4:34, Luk.6:49, Jhn.1:3 15:5,…

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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 13:34, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 15:38, Mark 4:34, Luke 6:49, John 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5565; TFLSJ G5565; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 14

γὰρgarfor

Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…

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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 15

νόμουnomou[the] Law

Lemma: νόμος (nomos) · Strong's: G3551

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)

Meaning: law — νόμος, -ου, ὁ ; (νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, etc. ; ] ; that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline…

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Used 198 times. Also: Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 11:13, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 22:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3551; TFLSJ G3551; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 16

ἁμαρτίαhamartiasin

Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

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 7:8 word 17

νεκρά·nekra[is] dead;

Lemma: νεκρός (nekros) · Strong's: G3498

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (A-NSF)

Meaning: dead — νεκρός, -α, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for מֵת ; ] ; dead, ; I. as adj., ; 1. prop.: Act.5:10 20:9, Jas.2:26, Rev.1:18, al.; ὡσεὶ ν., Mat.28:4, Mrk.9:26, Rev.1:17; of that which is subject to death, Rom.8:10. ; 2.…

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Used 130 times. Also: Matthew 8:22, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 14:2, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3498; TFLSJ G3498; TAGNT Romans 7:8 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

But→δέ G1161 then
sin→ἁμαρτία G0266 sin
seizing→λαμβάνω G2983 to take
[its] opportunity→ἀφορμή G0874 opportunity
through→διά G1223 through/because of
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
commandment→ἐντολή G1785 commandment
produced→κατεργάζομαι G2716 to workout/produce
in→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
me→ἐγώ G1473 I/we
every kind→πᾶς G3956 all
of covetous desire→ἐπιθυμία G1939 desire
For→γάρ G1063 for
apart from→χωρίς G5565 without
[the] law→νόμος G3551 law
sin→ἁμαρτία G0266 sin
[is] dead→νεκρός G3498 dead

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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