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Romans 2:7

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

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τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenTo them who byμένconjunction — “To them who by”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.To them who byκαθ’kathaccording toκατά (kata)preposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.ὑπομονὴνhupomonēnpatient continuanceὑπομονή (hupomonē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “patient continuance”, the object formG5281endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for.patient continuanceἔργουergoudoingἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “doing”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.doingἀγαθοῦagathougood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, the of-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.δόξανdoxanfor gloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “for glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.for gloryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτιμὴνtimēnhonourτιμή (timē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “honour”, the object formG5092a price, honor.honourκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianimmortalityἀφθαρσία (aphtharsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “immortality”, the object formG861indestructibility, incorruptibility; hence: immortality.This verse uses “immortality”.immortalityζητοῦσινzētousinto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.ζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility — life age-during;

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American Standard Version (1901)

to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:

Young’s Literal Translation

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility — life age-during;

World English Bible

to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;

Darby Translation

to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.

Douay-Rheims

To them indeed, who according to patience in good work, seek glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life:

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