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Romans 12:20

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← Romans 12:19	Romans 12:20 (KJV)	Romans 12:21 →
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.	Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.	Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Therefore^G3767 if^G1437 thine^G4675 enemy^G2190 hunger^G3983, feed him^G846; if^G1437 he thirst^G1372, give^G4222 him^G846 drink^G4222: for^G1063 in so^G5124 doing^G4160 thou shalt heap^G4987 coals^G440 of fire^G4442 on^G1909 his^G846 head^G2776.

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Original Greek

ἐὰν οὖν πεινᾷ ὁ ἐχθρός σου, ψώμιζε αὐτόν· ἐὰν διψᾷ, πότιζε αὐτόν· τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν, ἄνθρακας πυρὸς σωρεύσεις ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἐὰν	ean	G1437	COND	if
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ	Therefore
πεινᾷ	peina	G3983	V-PAS-3S	hunger
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
ἐχθρός	echthros	G2190	A-NSM	enemy
σου,	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thine
ψώμιζε	psōmize	G5595	V-PAM-2S	feed
αὐτόν·	auton	G846	P-ASM	him
ἐὰν	ean	G1437	COND	if
διψᾷ,	dipsa	G1372	V-PAS-3S	he thirst
πότιζε	potize	G4222	V-PAM-2S	give drink
αὐτόν·	auton	G846	P-ASM	him
τοῦτο	touto	G5124	D-ASN	in so
γὰρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	for
ποιῶν,	poiōn	G4160	V-PAP-NSM	doing
ἄνθρακας	anthrakas	G440	N-APM	coals
πυρὸς	puros	G4442	N-GSN	of fire
σωρεύσεις	sōreuseis	G4987	V-FAI-2S	thou shalt heap
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	on
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
κεφαλὴν	kephalēn	G2776	N-ASF	head
αὐτοῦ.	autou	G846	P-GSM	his

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G440 — ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, anth'-rax): a coal — of uncertain derivation; a live coal:--coal of fire.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G1372 — διψάω (dipsáō, dip-sah'-o): I thirst for, desire earnestly — from a variation of δίψος; to thirst for (literally or figuratively):--(be, be a-)thirst(-y).
• G1437 — ἐάν (eán, eh-an'): if — from εἰ and ἄν; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty:--before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever). See μή.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G2190 — ἐχθρός (echthrós, ech-thros'): hated, hostile, an enemy — from a primary (to hate); hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially Satan):--enemy, foe.
• G2776 — κεφαλή (kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'): the head — from the primary (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:--head.
• G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): therefore, then — apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
• G3983 — πεινάω (peináō, pi-nah'-o): I am hungry, needy — from the same as πένης (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine"); to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave:--be an hungered.
• G4160 — ποιέω (poiéō, poy-eh'-o): I do, make — apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct):--abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare πράσσω.
• G4222 — ποτίζω (potízō, pot-id'-zo): I cause to drink, give to drink — from a derivative of the alternate of πίνω; to furnish drink, irrigate:--give (make) to drink, feed, water.
• G4442 — πῦρ (pŷr, poor): fire, trials — a primary word; "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning):--fiery, fire.
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
• G4987 — σωρεύω (sōreúō, sore-yoo'-o): I heap up, load — from another form of σορός; to pile up (literally or figuratively):--heap, load.
• G5124 — τοῦτο (toûto, too'-to): neuter singular nominative or accusative case of οὗτος; that thing:--here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5595 — ψωμίζω (psōmízō, pso-mid'-zo): I feed, dole out — from the base of ψωμίον; to supply with bits, i.e. (generally) to nourish:--(bestow to) feed.

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