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slanderers,καταλάλουςhaters of God,θεοστυγεῖςinsolent,ὑβριστάςarrogant,ὑπερηφάνουςboastful,ἀλαζόναςinventorsἐφευρετὰςof evil things,κακῶνdisobedientἀπειθεῖςto parents,γονεῦσιν
Romans 1:30
Study it in the app“slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:30, word by word
- slanderersκαταλάλουςkatalalous
slanderer
Slanderer: someone who speaks evil of others.
Where else “katalalous” appears- haters of Godθεοστυγεῖςtheostygeis
God-hating
Hating God; also hated by God.
Where else “theostygeis” appears- insolentὑβριστάςhybristas
insolent person
Insolent person: someone who treats others with violence and contempt.
Where else “hybristas” appears- arrogantὑπερηφάνουςhyperēphanous
arrogant, proud
Arrogant, proud: setting oneself above others.
Where else “hyperēphanous” appears- boastfulἀλαζόναςalazonas
boaster
Boaster, braggart: someone who shows off.
Where else “alazonas” appears- inventorsἐφευρετὰςepheuretas
inventor
Inventor: someone who devises something.
Where else “epheuretas” appears- of evil thingsκακῶνkakōn
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakōn” appears- disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheis
disobedient
Disobedient.
Where else “apeitheis” appears- to parentsγονεῦσινgoneusin
parent
Parents (father and mother).
Where else “goneusin” appears
The context
29filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; they are gossips,
30 · This verse (above)
31senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
To study Romans 1 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul introduce himself at the start of the letter, and what does he say he is not ashamed of? (vv. 1, 16)
2. What it means
Paul says God's invisible qualities are perceived in what he made (vv. 19-20). What do you think he means by that?
3. How I live it
Paul was not ashamed of the good news (v. 16). How can you speak naturally and respectfully about what you value most?