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Romans 1:27

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

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ὁμοίωςhomoiōslikewiseὁμοίωςadverb — “likewise”G3668in like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally.likewiseτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄρσενεςarsenesmenἄρσην (arsēn)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG730male.the menἀφέντεςaphentesleavingἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “leaving”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.leavingτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φυσικὴνphusikēnnaturalφυσικός (phusikos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “natural”, the object formG5446natural, (a) according to nature, (b) merely animal.This verse uses “natural”.the naturalχρῆσινchrēsinuseχρῆσις (chrēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “use”, the object formG5540use, manner of use.This verse uses “use”.useτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θηλείαςthēleiasof the womanθῆλυς (thēlus)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the woman”, the of-formG2338female.of the womanἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanburnedἐκκαίομαι (ekkaiomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “burned”, a single actionG1572I blaze out, am inflamed.burnedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀρέξειorexeilustὄρεξις (orexis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “lust”, the to- or for-formG3715strong desire, lust, appetite.This verse uses “lust”.lustαὐτῶνautōnof theirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of theirεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.ἄρσενεςarsenesmaleἄρσην (arsēn)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “male”, the subject formG730male.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἄρσεσινarsesinmaleἄρσην (arsēn)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “male”, the to- or for-formG730male.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēnindecencyἀσχημοσύνη (aschēmosunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “indecency”, the object formG808unseemly behavior, unseemliness, indecency, shame, nakedness, an indecent (lewd) act.κατεργαζόμενοιkatergazomenoito workoutκατεργάζομαι (katergazomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to workout”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2716I effect by labor, achieve, work out, bring about.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀντιμισθίανantimisthianrecompenseἀντιμισθία (antimisthia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “recompense”, the object formG489a reward, recompense, retribution.This verse uses “recompense”.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἔδειedeibindδέω (déō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing action in the pastG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).was meetτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλάνηςplanēserrorπλάνη (planē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “error”, the of-formG4106a wandering; fig: deceit, delusion, error, sin.This verse uses “error”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἑαυτοῖςheautoismyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “my”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.ἀπολαμβάνοντεςapolambanontesto get backἀπολαμβάνω (apolambanō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to get back”, an ongoing or repeated actionG618(a) I get back, receive back, (b) I get (receive) as due (deserved), (c) mid: I draw aside, separate.This verse uses “get back”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

Darby Translation

and in like manner the males also, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust towards one another; males with males working shame, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was fit.

Douay-Rheims

And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.

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