King James Version

Romans 1:22

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

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φάσκοντεςphaskontesProfessing themselvesφάσκω (phaskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Professing themselves”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5335I assert, affirm, profess.Professing themselvesεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).to beσοφοὶsophoiwiseσοφός (sophos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “wise”, the subject formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.wiseἐμωράνθησανemōranthēsanthey became foolsμωραίνω (mōrainō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they became fools”, a single actionG3471(a) I make foolish, turn to foolishness, (b) I taint, and thus: I am tasteless, make useless.they became fools

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Young’s Literal Translation

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

World English Bible

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Darby Translation

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Douay-Rheims

For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

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Young’s Literal Translation

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