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Romans 8:20

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

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τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forματαιότητιmataiotētito vanityματαιότης (mataiotēs)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “to vanity”, the to- or for-formG3153vanity, emptiness, unreality, purposelessness, ineffectiveness, instability, frailty; false religion.This verse uses “vanity”.to vanityἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κτίσιςktisiscreationκτίσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “creation”, the subject formG2937(often of the founding of a city), (a) abstr: creation, (b) concr: creation, creature, institution; always of Divine work, (c) an institution, ordinance.This verse uses “creation”.ὑπετάγηhupetagēof him who hath subjectedὑποτάσσω (hupotassō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “of him who hath subjected”, a single actionG5293I place under, subject to; mid, pass: I submit, put myself into subjection.of him who hath subjectedοὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἑκοῦσαhekousavoluntarilyἑκών (hekōn)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “voluntarily”, the subject formG1635willing, willingly, voluntarily.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποτάξανταhupotaxantato subjectὑποτάσσω (hupotassō)verb, aorist active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to subject”, a single actionG5293I place under, subject to; mid, pass: I submit, put myself into subjection.ἐφ’ephsame inἐπί (epi)preposition — “same in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.the same inἑλπίδιhelpidihopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the to- or for-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hope

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for to vanity was the creation made subject — not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] — in hope,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope

Young’s Literal Translation

for to vanity was the creation made subject — not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] — in hope,

World English Bible

For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope

Darby Translation

for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected [the same], in hope

Douay-Rheims

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope:

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