Ἑκουσίωςhekousiōswilfullyἑκουσίωςadverb — “wilfully”G1596willingly, of one's own accord, spontaneously.wilfullyγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἁμαρτανόντωνhamartanontōnto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to sin”, an ongoing or repeated actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).μετὰmetaafterμετάpreposition — “after”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “after”.afterτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαβεῖνlabeinto that we have receivedλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that we have received”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.that we have receivedτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπίγνωσινepignōsinknowledgeἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the object formG1922knowledge of a particular point (directed towards a particular object); perception, discernment, recognition, intuition.This verse uses “knowledge”.the knowledgeτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείαςalētheiasof the truthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.of the truthοὐκέτιouketino + ἔτι=stillοὐκέτιadverb — “no + ἔτι=still”G3765Strong’s files this form under G2089 (ἔτι).no moreπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “sins”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinsἀπολείπεταιapoleipetaito leaveἀπολείπω (apoleipō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to leave”, an ongoing or repeated actionG620I leave, leave behind; pass: I am reserved, remain; I desert, abandon.This verse uses “leave”.θυσίαthusiasacrificeθυσίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sacrifice”, the subject formG2378abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
For we — wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth — no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,
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American Standard Version (1901)
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins,
Young’s Literal Translation
For we — wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth — no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,
World English Bible
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
Darby Translation
For where we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any sacrifice for sins,
Douay-Rheims
For if we sin wilfully after having the knowledge of the truth, there is now left no sacrifice for sins,
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