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Romans 2:4

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

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ἢēOrἤconjunction — “Or”G2228or, than.Orτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλούτουploutourichesπλοῦτος (ploutos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “riches”, the of-formG4149riches, wealth, abundance, materially or spiritually.This verse uses “riches”.the richesτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χρηστότητοςchrēstotētosgoodnessχρηστότης (chrēstotēs)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “goodness”, the of-formG5544goodness, uprightness, kindness, gentleness.This verse uses “goodness”.goodnessαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνοχῆςanochēsforbearanceἀνοχή (anochē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “forbearance”, the of-formG463forbearance, suspense or delay (of punishment), patience.forbearanceκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μακροθυμίαςmakrothumiaslongsufferingμακροθυμία (makrothumia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “longsuffering”, the of-formG3115patience, forbearance, longsuffering.longsufferingκαταφρονεῖςkataphroneisto despiseκαταφρονέω (kataphroneō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to despise”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2706I despise, scorn, and show it by active insult, disregard.This verse uses “despise”.ἀγνοῶνagnoōnnot knowingἀγνοέω (agnoeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “not knowing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG50I do not know, am ignorant of (a person, thing, or fact), sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance.not knowingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χρηστὸνchrēstongoodnessχρηστός (chrēstos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “goodness”, the subject formG5543useful, gentle, pleasant, kind.the goodnessτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toμετάνοιάνmetanoianrepentanceμετάνοια (metanoia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “repentance”, the object formG3341repentance, a change of mind, change in the inner man.This verse uses “repentance”.repentanceσεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἄγειageito bringἄγω (agō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to bring”, an ongoing or repeated actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? — not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Young’s Literal Translation

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? — not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

World English Bible

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Darby Translation

or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?

Douay-Rheims

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and patience, and longsuffering? Knowest thou not, that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance?

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