King James Version

Romans 1:14

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

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Ἕλλησίνhellēsinto the GreeksἝλλην (hellēn)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to the Greeks”, the to- or for-formG1672a Hellene, the native word for a Greek; it is, however, a term wide enough to include all Greek-speaking (i.e. educated) non-Jews.to the Greeksτεtebothτέconjunction — “both”G5037and, both.This verse uses “both”.bothκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβαρβάροιςbarbaroisbarbarianβάρβαρος (barbaros)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “barbarian”, the to- or for-formG915a foreigner, one who speaks neither Greek nor Latin; as adj: foreign.σοφοῖςsophoiswiseσοφός (sophos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “wise”, the to- or for-formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.τεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀνοήτοιςanoētoisto the unwiseἀνόητος (anoētos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the unwise”, the to- or for-formG453foolish, thoughtless.to the unwiseὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsdebtorὀφειλέτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “debtor”, the subject formG3781(a) a debtor, one who owes, one who is indebted, (b) one who has sinned against another (an Aramaism), a sinner.εἰμίeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Young’s Literal Translation

Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

World English Bible

I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Darby Translation

I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent:

Douay-Rheims

To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;

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