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Romans 7:11

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

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ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forἁμαρτίαhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinἀφορμὴνaphormēnoccasionἀφορμή (aphormē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “occasion”, the object formG874(a) a starting, a start, (b) cause, occasion, opportunity.occasionλαβοῦσαlabousato takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.διὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “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.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολῆςentolēscommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the of-formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.the commandmentἐξηπάτησένexēpatēsendeceivedἐξαπατάω (exapataō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “deceived”, a single actionG1818I deceive thoroughly.deceivedμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “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.byαὐτῆςautēsitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἀπέκτεινενapekteinenslewἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “slew”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.slew

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay [me];

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American Standard Version (1901)

for sin, finding occasion, through the commandment beguiled me, and through it slew me.

Young’s Literal Translation

for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay [me];

World English Bible

for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.

Darby Translation

for sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me].

Douay-Rheims

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, seduced me, and by it killed me.

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