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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Romans 6:20 - Sin
Romans 6:20 - For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | G1063 | γάρ |
[Conjunction] properly assigning a reason (used in argument explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| when | G3753 | ὅτε |
at which (thing) too that is when |
| ye were | G2258 | ἦν |
[Verb] I (thou etc.) was (wast or were) |
| the servants | G1401 | δοῦλος |
[Noun] a slave (literally or figuratively involuntarily or voluntarily; frequently therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) |
| of sin | G266 | ἁμαρτία |
[Noun Feminine] sin (properly abstract) |
| ye were | G2258 | ἦν |
[Verb] I (thou etc.) was (wast or were) |
| free | G1658 | ἐλεύθερος |
[Adjective] unrestrained (to go at pleasure) that is (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted) or (generally) exempt (from obligation or liability) |
| from righteousness | G1343 | δικαιοσύνη |
[Noun Feminine] equity (of character or act); specifically (Christian) justification |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.