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Romans 7:1

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

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Ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ἀγνοεῖτεagnoeiteKnow ye notἀγνοέω (agnoeō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “Know ye not”, an ongoing or repeated actionG50I do not know, am ignorant of (a person, thing, or fact), sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance.Know ye notἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenγινώσκουσινginōskousinto them that knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to them that know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.to them that knowγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.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 lawλαλῶlalōto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ὅτιhoti) how thatὅτιconjunction — “) how that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.) how thatὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject 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 lawκυριεύειkurieueihath dominion overκυριεύω (kurieuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath dominion over”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2961I have authority, rule over.hath dominion overτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manἐφ’ephas long asἐπί (epi)preposition — “as long as”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.as long asὅσονhosonjust asὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “just as”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.χρόνονchronontimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “time”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ζῇzēhe livethζάω (zaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he liveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.he liveth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Are ye ignorant, brethren — for to those knowing law I speak — that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth?

Young’s Literal Translation

Are ye ignorant, brethren — for to those knowing law I speak — that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?

World English Bible

Or don’t you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?

Darby Translation

Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to those knowing law,) that law rules over a man as long as he lives?

Douay-Rheims

Know you not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) that the law hath dominion over a man, as long as it liveth?

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