Raw Greek Parsing Data¶
Romans 7:7¶
Greek Text: Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; ὁ νόμος ἁμαρτία; μὴ γένοιτο· ἀλλὰ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔγνων εἰ μὴ διὰ νόμου· τήν τε γὰρ ἐπιθυμίαν οὐκ ᾔδειν εἰ μὴ ὁ νόμος ἔλεγεν Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις·
WORD LEMMA STRONG PARSING
Τί τίς G5101 [I-ASN] Acc Sg N
οὖν οὖν G3767 [CONJ]
ἐροῦμεν; εἶπον G2046 [V-FAI-1P] Fut Act Ind Pl firstPers
ὁ ὁ G3588 [T-NSM] Nom Sg M
νόμος νόμος G3551 [N-NSM] Nom Sg M
ἁμαρτία; ἁμαρτία G266 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
μὴ μή G3361 [PRT-N]
γένοιτο· γίνομαι G1096 [V-2ADO-3S] Aor Mid Opt Sg thirdPers
ἀλλὰ ἀλλά G235 [CONJ]
τὴν ὁ G3588 [T-ASF] Acc Sg F
ἁμαρτίαν ἁμαρτία G266 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
οὐκ οὐ G3756 [PRT-N]
ἔγνων γινώσκω G1097 [V-2AAI-1S] Aor Act Ind Sg firstPers
εἰ εἰ G1487 [COND]
μὴ μή G3361 [PRT-N]
διὰ διά G1223 [PREP]
νόμου· νόμος G3551 [N-GSM] Gen Sg M
τήν ὁ G3588 [T-ASF] Acc Sg F
τε τέ G5037 [PRT]
γὰρ γάρ G1063 [CONJ]
ἐπιθυμίαν ἐπιθυμία G1939 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
οὐκ οὐ G3756 [PRT-N]
ᾔδειν οἶδα G1492 [V-2LAI-1S] Plupf Act Ind Sg firstPers
εἰ εἰ G1487 [COND]
μὴ μή G3361 [PRT-N]
ὁ ὁ G3588 [T-NSM] Nom Sg M
νόμος νόμος G3551 [N-NSM] Nom Sg M
ἔλεγεν λέγω G3004 [V-IAI-3S] Impf Act Ind Sg thirdPers
Οὐκ οὐ G3756 [PRT-N]
ἐπιθυμήσεις· ἐπιθυμέω G1937 [V-FAI-2S] Fut Act Ind Sg secondPers
Key findings: - ἐπιθυμίαν (epithumian, G1939) — "lust/concupiscence" — the noun, Accusative Singular Feminine - ἐπιθυμήσεις (epithumeseis, G1937) — "thou shalt covet" — the verb, Future Active Indicative 2nd Singular - Paul quotes the tenth commandment using the LXX form (Ouk epithumeseis) - γινώσκω (ginosko) in Aorist — "I knew" — Paul's knowledge of sin was past tense, triggered by the law - ᾔδειν (oida) in Pluperfect — "I had known" — deeper experiential knowledge
Romans 7:8¶
Greek Text: ἀφορμὴν δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς κατειργάσατο ἐν ἐμοὶ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν· χωρὶς γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία νεκρά.
WORD LEMMA STRONG PARSING
ἀφορμὴν ἀφορμή G874 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
δὲ δέ G1161 [CONJ]
λαβοῦσα λαμβάνω G2983 [V-2AAP-NSF] Aor Act Ptcp Nom Sg F
ἡ ὁ G3588 [T-NSF] Nom Sg F
ἁμαρτία ἁμαρτία G266 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
διὰ διά G1223 [PREP]
τῆς ὁ G3588 [T-GSF] Gen Sg F
ἐντολῆς ἐντολή G1785 [N-GSF] Gen Sg F
κατειργάσατο κατεργάζομαι G2716 [V-ADI-3S] Aor Mid Ind Sg thirdPers
ἐν ἐν G1722 [PREP]
ἐμοὶ ἐγώ G1473 [P-1DS] Dat Sg
πᾶσαν πᾶς G3956 [A-ASF] Acc Sg F
ἐπιθυμίαν· ἐπιθυμία G1939 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
χωρὶς χωρίς G5565 [ADV]
γὰρ γάρ G1063 [CONJ]
νόμου νόμος G3551 [N-GSM] Gen Sg M
ἁμαρτία ἁμαρτία G266 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
νεκρά. νεκρός G3498 [A-NSF] Nom Sg F
Key findings: - ἀφορμή (aphorme, G874) — "occasion/opportunity" — sin used the commandment as a base of operations - λαβοῦσα (labousa) — Aorist Active Participle — "having taken" — temporal: sin first seized the opportunity, then produced - κατειργάσατο (kateirgasato, G2716) — Aorist Middle — "worked out/produced" — sin actively produced concupiscence - πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν (pasan epithumian) — "all manner of concupiscence" — emphatic: every kind of desire - ἁμαρτία νεκρά (hamartia nekra) — "sin was dead" — without law, sin had no activating power
Colossians 3:5¶
Greek Text: Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, πορνείαν, ἀκαθαρσίαν, πάθος, ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρεία,
WORD LEMMA STRONG PARSING
Νεκρώσατε νεκρόω G3499 [V-AAM-2P] Aor Act Impv Pl secondPers
οὖν οὖν G3767 [CONJ]
τὰ ὁ G3588 [T-APN] Acc Pl N
μέλη μέλος G3196 [N-APN] Acc Pl N
τὰ ὁ G3588 [T-APN] Acc Pl N
ἐπὶ ἐπί G1909 [PREP]
τῆς ὁ G3588 [T-GSF] Gen Sg F
γῆς, γῆ G1093 [N-GSF] Gen Sg F
πορνείαν, πορνεία G4202 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
ἀκαθαρσίαν, ἀκαθαρσία G167 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
πάθος, πάθος G3806 [N-ASN] Acc Sg N
ἐπιθυμίαν ἐπιθυμία G1939 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
κακήν, κακός G2556 [A-ASF] Acc Sg F
καὶ καί G2532 [CONJ]
τὴν ὁ G3588 [T-ASF] Acc Sg F
πλεονεξίαν πλεονεξία G4124 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
ἥτις ὅστις G3748 [R-NSF] Nom Sg F
ἐστὶν εἰμί G1510 [V-PAI-3S] Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
εἰδωλολατρεία, εἰδωλολατρία G1495 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
Key findings: - Νεκρώσατε (nekrosate) — Aorist Active Imperative — "put to death" — decisive command - The list escalates: porneia → akatharsia → pathos → epithumia kaken → pleonexia - ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν (epithumian kaken) — "evil desire/concupiscence" — adjective distinguishes sinful desire from legitimate - πλεονεξίαν (pleonexian, G4124) — "covetousness" — climax of the list - ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρεία (hetis estin eidololatreia) — "which IS idolatry" — present tense, equative: covetousness = idolatry
1 Timothy 6:10¶
Greek Text: ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία, ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς.
WORD LEMMA STRONG PARSING
ῥίζα ῥίζα G4491 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
γὰρ γάρ G1063 [CONJ]
πάντων πᾶς G3956 [A-GPN] Gen Pl N
τῶν ὁ G3588 [T-GPN] Gen Pl N
κακῶν κακός G2556 [A-GPN] Gen Pl N
ἐστιν εἰμί G1510 [V-PAI-3S] Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
ἡ ὁ G3588 [T-NSF] Nom Sg F
φιλαργυρία, φιλαργυρία G5365 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
ἧς ὅς G3739 [R-GSF] Gen Sg F
τινες τὶς G5100 [X-NPM] Nom Pl M
ὀρεγόμενοι ὀρέγω G3713 [V-PMP-NPM] Pres Mid Ptcp Nom Pl M
ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀποπλανάω G635 [V-API-3P] Aor Pass Ind Pl thirdPers
ἀπὸ ἀπό G575 [PREP]
τῆς ὁ G3588 [T-GSF] Gen Sg F
πίστεως πίστις G4102 [N-GSF] Gen Sg F
καὶ καί G2532 [CONJ]
ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῦ G1438 [F-3APM] Acc Pl M
περιέπειραν περιπείρω G4044 [V-AAI-3P] Aor Act Ind Pl thirdPers
ὀδύναις ὀδύνη G3601 [N-DPF] Dat Pl F
πολλαῖς. πολύς G4183 [A-DPF] Dat Pl F
Key findings: - φιλαργυρία (philarguria, G5365) — "love of money" — the subject, Nominative Singular - ῥίζα πάντων τῶν κακῶν (rhiza panton ton kakon) — "root of all evils" — the predicate - ὀρεγόμενοι (oregomenoi, G3713) — Present Middle Participle — "reaching for/coveting" — ongoing action - ἀπεπλανήθησαν (apeplanesthesan, G635) — Aorist Passive — "were led astray" — they were acted upon - περιέπειραν (periepeiran, G4044) — Aorist Active — "pierced themselves through" — self-inflicted
James 1:14¶
Greek Text: ἕκαστος δὲ πειράζεται ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας ἐξελκόμενος καὶ δελεαζόμενος·
WORD LEMMA STRONG PARSING
ἕκαστος ἕκαστος G1538 [A-NSM] Nom Sg M
δὲ δέ G1161 [CONJ]
πειράζεται πειράζω G3985 [V-PPI-3S] Pres Pass Ind Sg thirdPers
ὑπὸ ὑπό G5259 [PREP]
τῆς ὁ G3588 [T-GSF] Gen Sg F
ἰδίας ἴδιος G2398 [A-GSF] Gen Sg F
ἐπιθυμίας ἐπιθυμία G1939 [N-GSF] Gen Sg F
ἐξελκόμενος ἐξέλκω G1828 [V-PPP-NSM] Pres Pass Ptcp Nom Sg M
καὶ καί G2532 [CONJ]
δελεαζόμενος· δελεάζω G1185 [V-PPP-NSM] Pres Pass Ptcp Nom Sg M
Key findings: - πειράζεται (peirazetai) — Present Passive — "is being tempted" — continuous, passive - ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας (hupo tes idias epithumias) — "by his own desire" — the agent is internal - ἐξελκόμενος (exelkomenos, G1828) — Present Passive Participle — "being drawn away/dragged out" — fishing metaphor - δελεαζόμενος (deleazomenos, G1185) — Present Passive Participle — "being enticed/baited" — hunting/fishing metaphor - Both participles are Present tense — ongoing process, not a single event
James 1:15¶
Greek Text: εἶτα ἡ ἐπιθυμία συλλαβοῦσα τίκτει ἁμαρτίαν, ἡ δὲ ἁμαρτία ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ἀποκύει θάνατον.
WORD LEMMA STRONG PARSING
εἶτα εἶτα G1534 [ADV]
ἡ ὁ G3588 [T-NSF] Nom Sg F
ἐπιθυμία ἐπιθυμία G1939 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
συλλαβοῦσα συλλαμβάνω G4815 [V-2AAP-NSF] Aor Act Ptcp Nom Sg F
τίκτει τίκτω G5088 [V-PAI-3S] Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
ἁμαρτίαν, ἁμαρτία G266 [N-ASF] Acc Sg F
ἡ ὁ G3588 [T-NSF] Nom Sg F
δὲ δέ G1161 [CONJ]
ἁμαρτία ἁμαρτία G266 [N-NSF] Nom Sg F
ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ἀποτελέω G658 [V-APP-NSF] Aor Pass Ptcp Nom Sg F
ἀποκύει ἀποκυέω G616 [V-PAI-3S] Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
θάνατον. θάνατος G2288 [N-ASM] Acc Sg M
Key findings: - συλλαβοῦσα (syllabousa, G4815) — Aorist Active Participle — "having conceived" — pregnancy metaphor - τίκτει (tiktei, G5088) — Present Active — "gives birth to" — present tense: ongoing birthing - ἀποτελεσθεῖσα (apotelestheisa, G658) — Aorist Passive Participle — "having been completed/matured" - ἀποκύει (apokuei, G616) — Present Active — "brings forth" — a second birth: sin gives birth to death - The biological metaphor chain: desire → conception → birth of sin → maturation of sin → birth of death