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Romans 9:21

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

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ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)particle — “not”G3756no, not.notἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.powerὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κεραμεὺςkerameuspotterκεραμεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “potter”, the subject formG2763a potter.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πηλοῦpēlouover the clayπηλός (pēlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “over the clay”, the of-formG4081clay, mud.This verse uses “clay”.over the clayἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτοῦautousameαὐτός (autos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “same”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “same”.the sameφυράματοςphuramatoslumpφύραμα (phurama)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “lump”, the of-formG5445a mass or lump, as of bread dough.lumpποιῆσαιpoiēsaito makeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to make”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.makeὃhoanotherὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “another”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.anotherμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτιμὴνtimēnhonorτιμή (timē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “honor”, the object formG5092a price, honor.This verse uses “honor”.σκεῦοςskeuosvesselσκεῦοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “vessel”, the object formG4632a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.ὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἀτιμίανatimiandishonourἀτιμία (atimia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “dishonour”, the object formG819disgrace, dishonor; a dishonorable use.dishonour

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

Young’s Literal Translation

hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?

World English Bible

Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?

Darby Translation

Or has not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour?

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Or hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

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