King James Version

Romans 15:20

Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

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οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.φιλοτιμούμενονphilotimoumenonhave I strivedφιλοτιμέομαι (philotimeomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “have I strived”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5389I am zealous, strive eagerly, desire very strongly.have I strivedεὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthaito preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to preach the gospel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).to preach the gospelοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὅπουhopouwhereὅπουconjunction — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereὠνομάσθηōnomasthēwas namedὀνομάζω (onomazō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was named”, a single actionG3687I give a name to, mention, call upon the name of.was namedΧριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἵναhinalestἵναconjunction — “lest”G2443in order that, so that.lestμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponἀλλότριονallotrionanother man'sἀλλότριος (allotrios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “another man's”, the object formG245belonging to another person, belonging to others, foreign, strange.another man'sθεμέλιονthemelionfoundationθεμέλιος (themelios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “foundation”, the object formG2310(properly, an adj: belonging to the foundation), a foundation stone.foundationοἰκοδομῶoikodomōto buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named — that upon another's foundation I might not build —

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American Standard Version (1901)

yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build upon another man’s foundation;

Young’s Literal Translation

and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named — that upon another's foundation I might not build —

World English Bible

yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another’s foundation.

Darby Translation

and so aiming to announce the glad tidings, not where Christ has been named, that I might not build upon another's foundation;

Douay-Rheims

And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation.

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