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Romans 7:9

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

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ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butἔζωνezōnto liveζάω (zaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to live”, an ongoing action in the pastG2198I live, am alive.χωρὶςchōriswithoutχωρίςpreposition — “without”G5565apart from, separately from; without.This verse uses “without”.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.ποτέpoteonceποτέadverb — “once”G4218at one time or other, at some time, formerly.ἐλθούσηςelthousēscameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (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.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.ἀνέζησενanezēsento reviveἀναζάω (anazaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to revive”, a single actionG326I come to life again, revive, regain life.This verse uses “revive”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀπέθανονapethanondiedἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “died”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.died

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;

Young’s Literal Translation

And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;

World English Bible

I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

Darby Translation

But I was alive without law once; but the commandment having come, sin revived, but I died.

Douay-Rheims

And I lived some time without the law. But when the commandment came, sin revived,

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