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Romans 1:23

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἤλλαξανēllaxanchangedἀλλάσσω (allassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “changed”, a single actionG236I change, alter, exchange, transform.changedτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δόξανdoxangloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.the gloryτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀφθάρτουaphthartouof the uncorruptibleἄφθαρτος (aphthartos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the uncorruptible”, the of-formG862indestructible, imperishable, incorruptible; hence: immortal.of the uncorruptibleθεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐνenintoἐνpreposition — “into”G1722in, on, among.intoὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatimade likeὁμοίωμα (homoiōma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “made like”, the to- or for-formG3667(originally: a thing made like something else), a likeness, or rather: form; a similitude.made likeεἰκόνοςeikonosimageεἰκών (eikōn)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “image”, the of-formG1504an image, likeness, bust.φθαρτοῦphthartouto corruptibleφθαρτός (phthartos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “to corruptible”, the of-formG5349corruptible, perishable.This verse uses “corruptible”.to corruptibleἀνθρώπουanthrōpoumanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.manκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπετεινῶνpeteinōnto birdsπετεινόν (peteinon)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “to birds”, the of-formG4071a bird, fowl.to birdsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτετραπόδωνtetrapodōnfourfooted beastsτετράπους (tetrapous)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “fourfooted beasts”, the of-formG5074four-footed.fourfooted beastsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἑρπετῶνherpetōncreeping thingsἑρπετόν (herpeton)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “creeping things”, the of-formG2062a creeping creature, reptile, especially a serpent.creeping things

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

Young’s Literal Translation

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

World English Bible

and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, four-footed animals, and creeping things.

Darby Translation

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into [the] likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

Douay-Rheims

And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things.

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