Romans 7:1

Paul writes to the church in Rome.

Greek

Ἢayἀγνοεῖτε,ag-no-AY-tehἀδελφοί,ah-del-FOYγινώσκουσινgih-NOHS-koo-sinγὰρgarνόμονNO-monλαλῶ,lah-LOHὅτιHO-tihὁhoνόμοςNO-mosκυριεύειkoo-rih-EW-ayτοῦtooἀνθρώπουanth-ROH-pooἐφ’efὅσονHO-sonχρόνονKRO-nonζῇ;zay

Latin

Ananignōrātis,ig-noh-RAH-tisfrātrēsFRAH-traysscientibusskee-EN-tih-busenimEH-nimlēgemLAY-gemloquor,LOK-worquiaKWEE-ahlēxlayxininhomineHO-mih-nehdomināturdo-mih-NAH-turquantōKWAN-tohtemporeTEM-po-rehvīvit?WEE-wit

English

Or are you unaware, brothers, for I speak to people who know law, that the law is master of a person for as much time as he lives?

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ἢfrom ἤ, “or; than”	Anfrom an	ἤ: or, opening a question. Latin: an, also a question word.
ἀγνοεῖτεfrom ἀγνοέω, “to not know, be unaware”	ignōrātisfrom ignōrō	ἀγνοεῖτε: are you unaware, from ἀγνοέω. Latin: ignōrātis, from ignōrō, source of our ignore.
ἀδελφοίfrom ἀδελφός, “brother”	frātrēsfrom frāter	ἀδελφοί: brothers, from ἀδελφός, in the vocative, for addressing someone. Latin: frātrēs, from frāter.
γινώσκουσινfrom γινώσκω, “to know”	scientibusfrom sciō	γινώσκουσιν: to people who know, a dative participle. Latin matches it: scientibus, from sciō.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γάρ: for. Latin: enim.
νόμονfrom νόμος, “law”	lēgemfrom lēx	νόμον: law, from νόμος, with no article. Latin: lēgem, from lēx.
λαλῶfrom λαλέω, “to speak”	loquorall forms	λαλῶ: I speak, from λαλέω. Latin: loquor.
ὅτιall forms, “that, because”	quiaall forms	ὅτι: that. Latin: quia.
ὁ νόμοςfrom νόμος, “law”	lēxall forms	ὁ νόμος: the law, now the subject. Latin: lēx.
κυριεύειfrom κυριεύω, “to be lord, rule”	domināturfrom dominor	κυριεύει: is master, from κυριεύω, related to κύριος, lord. Latin: dominātur, from dominor, related to dominus.
τοῦ ἀνθρώπουfrom ἄνθρωπος, “person, human being”	in hominefrom homō	τοῦ ἀνθρώπου: of a person, genitive after this verb. Latin: in homine, in a person.
ἐφ’ ὅσονfrom ὅσος, “as much as, as great as”	quantōfrom quantus	ἐφ’ ὅσον: for as much, from ὅσος. Latin: quantō, from quantus, with no preposition.
χρόνονfrom χρόνος, “time”	temporefrom tempus	χρόνον: time, from χρόνος; with ἐπί, an accusative of how long. Latin: tempore, ablative, from tempus.
ζῇfrom ζάω, “to live”	vīvitfrom vīvō	ζῇ: he lives, from ζάω, to live. Latin: vīvit, from vīvō.

New core words

Greek

ἀδελφός brother νόμος law ὅσος as much as, as many as χρόνος time ζάω live

Latin

an or (in questions); whether frāter brother; fellow believer lēx law; the Law (of Moses)quantus how great, how much; as great as vīvō live, be alive

Greek core words met297 / 345 Latin core words met289 / 345

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