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Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

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τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forἀόραταaoratainvisible thingsἀόρατος (aoratos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “invisible things”, the subject formG517unseen, invisible.This verse uses “invisible”.the invisible thingsαὐτοῦautouof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of himἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromκτίσεωςktiseōscreationκτίσις (ktisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “creation”, the of-formG2937(often of the founding of a city), (a) abstr: creation, (b) concr: creation, creature, institution; always of Divine work, (c) an institution, ordinance.This verse uses “creation”.the creationκόσμουkosmouof the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.of the worldτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ποιήμασινpoiēmasinby the things that are madeποίημα (poiēma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “by the things that are made”, the to- or for-formG4161a thing made, a work, workmanship.by the things that are madeνοούμεναnooumenato understandνοέω (noeō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “to understand”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3539I understand, think, consider, conceive, apprehend; aor. possibly: realize.This verse uses “understand”.καθορᾶταιkathorataito perceiveκαθοράω (kathoraō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to perceive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2529I see clearly, perceive, discern.ἥhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τεteevenτέconjunction — “even”G5037and, both.evenἀΐδιοςaidioseternalἀΐδιοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the subject formG126eternal, everlasting.eternalαὐτοῦautouthat theyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “that they”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.that theyδύναμιςdunamispowerδύναμιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.θειότηςtheiotēsdivinityθειότηςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “divinity”, the subject formG2305divinity, divine nature.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).areαὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀναπολογήτουςanapologētouswithout excuseἀναπολόγητος (anapologētos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “without excuse”, the object formG379without (ground of) defense, indefensible, inexcusable.without excuse

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead — to their being inexcusable;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

Young’s Literal Translation

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead — to their being inexcusable;

World English Bible

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.

Darby Translation

— for from [the] world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, — so as to render them inexcusable.

Douay-Rheims

For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.

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