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Romans 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.


Romans 3:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 3:426 words
μὴnot
γένοιτοgenoitoarise, be assembled, be(-come
γινέσθωginesthōarise, be assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
hothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἀληθήςalēthēstrue, truly, truth
πᾶςpasall / every
δὲdeand / but
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being
ψεύστηςpseustēsliar
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
ὍπωςHopōsbecause, how, (so) that
ἂνanif / would
δικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēsfree, justify(-ier), be righteous
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
λόγοιςlogoisword / message
σουsouyou
καὶkaiand / also
νικήσειςnikēseisconquer, overcome, prevail
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷthe
κρίνεσθαίkrinesthaiavenge, conclude, condemn
σεseyou
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

μὴnot
γένοιτοgenoitoarise, be assembled, be(-come
γινέσθωginesthōarise, be assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
hothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἀληθήςalēthēstrue, truly, truth
πᾶςpasall / every
δὲdeand / but
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being
ψεύστηςpseustēsliar
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
ὍπωςHopōsbecause, how, (so) that
ἂνanif / would
δικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēsfree, justify(-ier), be righteous
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
λόγοιςlogoisword / message
σουsouyou
καὶkaiand / also
νικήσειςnikēseisconquer, overcome, prevail
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷthe
κρίνεσθαίkrinesthaiavenge, conclude, condemn
σεseyou

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