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Romans 9:3

For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

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ηὐχόμηνēuchomēncould wishεὔχομαι (euchomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “could wish”, an ongoing action in the pastG2172I pray, wish.This verse uses “wish”.could wishγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀνάθεμαanathemaaccursedἀνάθεμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “accursed”, the subject formG331a votive offering, a thing devoted to God; a curse, the thing cursed.accursedεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῶνadelphōnbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the of-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).myτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.συγγενῶνsungenōnkinsmenσυγγενής (sungenēs)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “kinsmen”, the of-formG4773akin to, related; subst: fellow countryman, kinsman.kinsmenμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).κατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingσάρκαsarkato the fleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.to the flesh

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ — for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren’s sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

Young’s Literal Translation

for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ — for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,

World English Bible

For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh

Darby Translation

for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;

Douay-Rheims

For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh,

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