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Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

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ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἦμενēmenwe wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “we were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.we wereἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtēwhichὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whichσαρκίsarkifleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παθήματαpathēmatasufferingπάθημα (pathēma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “suffering”, the subject formG3804(a) suffering, affliction, (b) passion, emotion, (c) an undergoing, an enduring.This verse uses “suffering”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.διὰdiawere byδιάpreposition — “were 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.were byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νόμουnomoulawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “law”, the of-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 lawἐνηργεῖτοenērgeitodid workἐνεργέω (energeō)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “did work”, an ongoing action in the pastG1754I work, am operative, am at work, am made to work, accomplish; mid: I work, display activity.This verse uses “work”.did workἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μέλεσινmelesinmembersμέλος (melos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “members”, the to- or for-formG3196a bodily organ, limb, member.membersἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εἰςeisto bringεἰςpreposition — “to bring”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.to bringτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsaito forth fruitκαρποφορέω (karpophoreō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to forth fruit”, a single actionG2592I bear fruit.forth fruitτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θανάτῳthanatōunto deathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto death”, the to- or for-formG2288death, physical or spiritual.unto death

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that [are] through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Young’s Literal Translation

for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that [are] through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;

World English Bible

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.

Darby Translation

For when we were in the flesh the passions of sins, which [were] by the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit to death;

Douay-Rheims

For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death.

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