Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
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γέγραπται γάρ Ἀπολῶ τὴν σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν ἀθετήσω
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
רָאִיתָ אִישׁ חָכָם בְּעֵינָיו תִּקְוָה לִכְסִיל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Οὐ γὰρ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν ἀδελφοί τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο ἵνα μὴ ἦτε παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς φρόνιμοι ὅτι πώρωσις ἀπὸ μέρους τῷ Ἰσραὴλ γέγονεν ἄχρις οὗ τὸ πλήρωμα τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰσέλθῃ
For I would that not, brethren, ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת-שָֽׁקֶר׃
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
אֵיכָה תֹֽאמְרוּ חֲכָמִים אֲנַחְנוּ וְתוֹרַת יְהוָה אִתָּנוּ אָכֵן הִנֵּה לַשֶּׁקֶר עָשָׂה עֵט שֶׁקֶר סֹפְרִֽים׃
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
Μηδεὶς ἑαυτὸν ἐξαπατάτω· εἴ τις δοκεῖ σοφὸς εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ μωρὸς γενέσθω ἵνα γένηται σοφός
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
נִבְעַר כָּל-אָדָם מִדַּעַת הֹבִישׁ כָּל-צוֹרֵף מִפָּסֶל כִּי שֶׁקֶר נִסְכּוֹ וְלֹא-רוּחַ בָּֽם׃
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
ἐὰν δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρὸς ᾖ ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου σκοτεινὸν ἔσται· εἰ οὖν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν τὸ σκότος πόσον
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
וַתִּבְטְחִי בְרָעָתֵךְ אָמַרְתְּ אֵין רֹאָנִי חָכְמָתֵךְ וְדַעְתֵּךְ הִיא שׁוֹבְבָתֶךְ וַתֹּאמְרִי בְלִבֵּךְ אֲנִי וְאַפְסִי עֽוֹד׃
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
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Romans 1:22
Grammar
V-PAP-NPM
Verb — Present Active Participle Nominative, masculine plural
ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing"
the subject does the action — "he ___s"
a verbal adjective — try "___ing" or "the one who ___s"
the subject — the one doing the action
| φάσκοντες | Speech Verb Tense Present Voice Active Mood Participle Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural |
In English
In the KJV here: professing themselves
affirmed ×1
professing themselves ×1
saying that ×1
them which say ×1
Strong's Definition
G5335
affirmed, professing, say, saying
phaskō
to assert
- to affirm, allege, portend or profess
Variations
3 forms of this word
Translations
4 English renderings
In English
In the KJV here: to be
to be ×30
was ×12
be ×11
is ×8
am ×7
should be ×7
might be ×6
were ×5
Strong's Definition
G1511
be, is, was, am, are, …
einai
to exist
- to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Variations
4 forms of this word
Translations
36 English renderings
Grammar
A-NPM
Adjective — Nominative, masculine plural
the subject — the one doing the action
plural — usually add "-s"
| σοφοὶ | Speech Adjective Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural |
In English
In the KJV here: wise
wise ×12
the wise ×2
wise men ×2
a wise ×1
a wise man ×1
is a wise man ×1
is the wise ×1
to the wise ×1
Strong's Definition
G4680
wise, men, man, wiser
sophos
wise (in a most general application)
- wise
- skilled, expert: of artificers "wise, skilled in letters, cultivated, learned
- of the Greek philosophers and orators "of Jewish theologians"of Christian teachers
Variations
9 forms of this word
Translations
9 English renderings
Grammar
V-API-3P
Verb — Aorist Passive Indicative, third person plural
the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed"
the subject receives the action — "he is ___ed"
a statement of fact — "he ___s"
the built-in subject is "they"
| ἐμωράνθησαν | Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Passive Mood Indicative Person Third Number Plural |
In English
In the KJV here: they became fools
have lost his savour ×2
made foolish ×1
they became fools ×1
Strong's Definition
G3471
savour, foolish, fools
mōrainō
to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton
- to be foolish, to act foolishly
- to make foolish
- to prove a person or a thing foolish
- of salt that has lost its strength and flavor
Variations
3 forms of this word
Translations
3 English renderings