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Romans 2:27

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andκρινεῖkrineishall notκρίνω (krinō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall not”, an action still aheadG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.shall notἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekwhich is byἐκpreposition — “which is by”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.which is byφύσεωςphuseōsnatureφύσις (phusis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “nature”, the of-formG5449nature, inherent nature, origin, birth.This verse uses “nature”.natureἀκροβυστίαakrobustiauncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “uncircumcision”, the subject formG203(a technical word of Jewish use) foreskin, prepuce: used sometimes as a slang term by Jews, of Gentiles.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawτελοῦσαtelousato finishτελέω (teleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to finish”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5055(a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay.σὲsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διὰdiawho byδιάpreposition — “who by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.who byγράμματοςgrammatosletterγράμμα (gramma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “letter”, the of-formG1121a letter of the alphabet; collectively: written (revelation); (a) a written document, a letter, an epistle, (b) writings, literature, learning.the letterκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεριτομῆςperitomēscircumcisionπεριτομή (peritomē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “circumcision”, the of-formG4061circumcision.circumcisionπαραβάτηνparabatēndost transgressπαραβάτης (parabatēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “dost transgress”, the object formG3848a transgressor, law-breaker.dost transgressνόμουnomoulawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the law

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, [art] a transgressor of law.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and shall not the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?

Young’s Literal Translation

and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, [art] a transgressor of law.

World English Bible

Won’t those who are physically uncircumcised, but fulfill the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?

Darby Translation

and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge thee, who, with letter and circumcision, [art] a law-transgressor?

Douay-Rheims

And shall not that which by nature is uncircumcision, if it fulfill the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?

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