Romans 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
Romans 5:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 5:1230 words
ΔιὰDiathrough / because of
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ὥσπερhōsper(even, like) as
δι’di’through / because of
ἑνὸςhenosinto / to
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being
ἡhēthe
ἁμαρτίαhamartiaoffence, sin(-ful)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
κόσμονkosmonworld
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthencome (in, into), enter in(-to)
καὶkaiand / also
διὰdiathrough / because of
τῆςtēsthe
ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasoffence, sin(-ful)
ὁhothe
θάνατοςthanatos(be…) death
καὶkaiand / also
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
εἰςeisinto / to
πάνταςpantasall / every
ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousman / human being
ὁhothe
θάνατοςthanatos(be…) death
διῆλθενdiēlthencome, depart, go (about
ἐφ’eph’about (the times), above, after
ᾧhōwho / which
πάντεςpantesall / every
ἥμαρτονhēmartonfor your faults, offend, sin
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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