Romans 16:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”

Romans 16:18 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 16:1824 words

GreekMeaning

οἱhoi

thearticleG3588

γὰρgar

ForwordG1063

τοιοῦτοιtoioutoi

suchdemonstrativeG5108

τῷtō

thearticleG3588

κυρίῳkyriō

LordnounG2962

ἡμῶνhēmōn

IpronounG1473

ΧριστῷChristō

ChristnounG5547

οὐou

notadverbG3756

δουλεύουσινdouleuousin

serveverbG1398

ἀλλὰalla

butwordG235

τῇtē

thearticleG3588

ἑαυτῶνheautōn

their ownpronounG1438

κοιλίᾳkoilia

bellynounG2836

καὶkai

andwordG2532

διὰdia

throughprepositionG1223

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

χρηστολογίαςchrēstologias

smooth talknounG5542

καὶkai

andwordG2532

εὐλογίαςeulogias

flatterynounG2129

ἐξαπατῶσιexapatōsi

they deceiveverbG1818

τὰςtas

thearticleG3588

καρδίαςkardias

heartsnounG2588

τῶνtōn

of thearticleG3588

ἀκάκωνakakōn

naiveadjectiveG172

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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