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Romans 7:4

Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

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ὭστεhōsteWhereforeὥστεconjunction — “Wherefore”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.Whereforeἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἐθανατώθητεethanatōthēteare become deadθανατόω (thanatoō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “are become dead”, a single actionG2289I put to death, subdue; pass: I am in danger of death, am dead to, am rid of, am parted from.are become deadτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νόμῳnomōto the lawνόμος (nomos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the law”, the to- or for-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.to the lawδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “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.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σώματοςsōmatosbodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.the bodyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christεἰςeisthatεἰςpreposition — “that”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.thatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γενέσθαιgenesthaito should be marriedγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to should be married”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.should be marriedὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἑτέρῳheterōto anotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to another”, the to- or for-formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.to anotherτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromνεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadἐγερθέντιegerthentito ariseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist passive participle, dative, singular, masculine — “to arise”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatκαρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenwe should bring forth fruitκαρποφορέω (karpophoreō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “we should bring forth fruit”, a single actionG2592I bear fruit.we should bring forth fruitτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōunto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.unto God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another's, who out of the dead was raised up, that we might bear fruit to God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.

Young’s Literal Translation

So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another's, who out of the dead was raised up, that we might bear fruit to God;

World English Bible

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.

Darby Translation

So that, my brethren, ye also have been made dead to the law by the body of the Christ, to be to another, who has been raised up from among [the] dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the law, by the body of Christ; that you may belong to another, who is risen again from the dead, that we may bring forth fruit to God.

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