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OrἪdo you not know,ἀγνοεῖτεbrothersἀδελφοί(forγὰρI am speakingλαλῶto those who knowγινώσκουσινthe law),νόμονthatὅτιthe lawὁ νόμοςis master overκυριεύειa personτοῦ ἀνθρώπουfor as long a timeἐφ’ ὅσον χρόνονas he lives?ζῇ
Romans 7:1
Study it in the app“Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master over a person for as long a time as he lives?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:1, word by word
- do you not knowἀγνοεῖτεagnoeite
not know
To lack knowledge, or act in the dark.
Where else “agnoeite” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- I am speakingλαλῶlalō
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalō” appears- to those who knowγινώσκουσινginōskousin
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskousin” appears- the law)νόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- is master overκυριεύειkyrieuei
rule over, be lord
Be lord over, rule, have power over.
Where else “kyrieuei” appears- a personἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- for as long a timeχρόνονchronon
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronon” appears- as he livesζῇzēi
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēi” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For the married woman is bound by law to her living husband; but if the husband dies, she is released from the law of the husband.
To study Romans 7 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say he does and does not do, and how does he feel about it? (vv. 15-19, 24)
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul describes his inner struggle so frankly? What answer does he give at the end? (vv. 21-25)
3. How I live it
Paul admits his inner struggle without hiding it. To whom could you confidently tell a struggle of your own?