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Romans 12:3

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

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ΛέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.throughτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χάριτοςcharitosgraceχάρις (charis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “grace”, the of-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.the graceτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δοθείσηςdotheisēsgivenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.givenμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meπαντὶpantito every manπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to every man”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.to every manτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄντιontithat isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “that is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.that isἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notὑπερφρονεῖνhuperphroneinto highlyὑπερφρονέω (huperphroneō)verb, present active infinitive — “to highly”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5252I have high notions, am over-proud.highlyπαρ’parfrom withπαρά (para)preposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.ὃhothanὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “than”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.thanδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).he oughtφρονεῖνphroneinto thinkφρονέω (phroneō)verb, present active infinitive — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5426(a) I think, (b) I think, judge, (c) I direct the mind to, seek for, (d) I observe, (e) I care for.This verse uses “think”.to thinkἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butφρονεῖνphroneinto thinkφρονέω (phroneō)verb, present active infinitive — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5426(a) I think, (b) I think, judge, (c) I direct the mind to, seek for, (d) I observe, (e) I care for.This verse uses “think”.to thinkεἰςeissoberlyεἰςpreposition — “soberly”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.soberlyτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σωφρονεῖνsōphroneinbe of sound mindσωφρονέω (sōphroneō)verb, present active infinitive — “be of sound mind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4993I am of sound mind, am sober-minded, exercise self-control.ἑκάστῳhekastōto every manἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to every man”, the to- or for-formG1538each (of more than two), every one.to every manὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐμέρισενemerisento divideμερίζω (merizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to divide”, a single actionG3307I divide into parts, divide, part, share, distribute; mid: I share, take part in a partitioning; I distract.This verse uses “divide”.μέτρονmetronmeasureμέτρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “measure”, the object formG3358a measure, whether lineal or cubic; a measuring rod.the measureπίστεωςpisteōsof faithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.of faith

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

Darby Translation

For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.

Douay-Rheims

For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith.

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