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Romans 1:16 in the Greek

Meaning word by word (Strong’s)

The verse

King James Version

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Bíblia Livre

Porque não me envergonho do Evangelho de Cristo, pois é o poder de Deus para a salvação de todo aquele que crê, primeiramente do judeu, e também do grego.

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Word by word

Each original-language term the verse translates, in the order of the King James Version, which carries a Strong’s number on each word. The meaning comes from the lexicon entry.

  1. KJV renders it: for

    In this verse: “For … for”

  2. ἐπαισχύνομαιepaischýnomaiStrong G1870 →

    KJV renders it: ashamed, am

    In this verse: “I am … ashamed”

  3. KJV renders it: not, no, cannot

    In this verse: “not”

  4. εὐαγγέλιονeuangélionStrong G2098 →

    Meaning: gospel, good news

    In this verse: “of the gospel”

  5. ΧριστόςChristósStrong G5547 →

    Meaning: Christ, the Anointed One

    In this verse: “of Christ”

  6. ἐστίestíStrong G2076 →

    KJV renders it: is, are, was

    In this verse: “it is”

  7. δύναμιςdýnamisStrong G1411 →

    Meaning: power, might, miracle

    In this verse: “the power”

  8. θεόςtheósStrong G2316 →

    KJV renders it: God

    In this verse: “of God”

  9. KJV renders it: into, unto

    In this verse: “unto”

  10. σωτηρίαsōtēríaStrong G4991 →

    Meaning: salvation

    In this verse: “salvation”

  11. πᾶςpâsStrong G3956 →

    KJV renders it: all, things, every

    In this verse: “to every one”

  12. πιστεύωpisteúōStrong G4100 →

    KJV renders it: believe, believed, believeth

    In this verse: “that believeth”

  13. ἸουδαῖοςIoudaîosStrong G2453 →

    KJV renders it: Jews, Jew, Jews'

    In this verse: “to the Jew”

  14. πρῶτονprōtonStrong G4412 →

    KJV renders it: first

    In this verse: “first”

  15. KJV renders it: and, both

    In this verse: “and”

  16. KJV renders it: and, also

    In this verse: “also”

  17. ἝλληνHéllēnStrong G1672 →

    KJV renders it: Greeks, Greek, Gentiles

    In this verse: “to the Greek”

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