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Romans 2:20
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And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
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An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
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Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
An instructorG3810 of the foolishG878, a teacherG1320 of babesG3516, which hastG2192 the formG3446 of knowledgeG1108 andG2532 of the truthG225 inG1722 the lawG3551.
Original Greek
παιδευτὴν ἀφρόνων, διδάσκαλον νηπίων, ἔχοντα τὴν μόρφωσιν τῆς γνώσεως καὶ τῆς ἀληθείας ἐν τῷ νόμῳ·
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
παιδευτὴν |
paideutēn | G3810 | N-ASF | An instructor |
ἀφρόνων, |
aphronōn | G878 | A-GPM | of the foolish |
διδάσκαλον |
didaskalon | G1320 | N-ASM | a teacher |
νηπίων, |
nēpiōn | G3516 | A-GPM | of babes |
ἔχοντα |
echonta | G2192 | V-PAP-ASM | which hast |
τὴν |
tēn | G3588 | T-ASF | the |
μόρφωσιν |
morphōsin | G3446 | N-ASF | form |
τῆς |
tēs | G3588 | T-GSF | * |
γνώσεως |
gnōseōs | G1108 | N-GSF | of knowledge |
καὶ |
kai | G2532 | CONJ | and |
τῆς |
tēs | G3588 | T-GSF | of the |
ἀληθείας |
alētheias | G225 | N-GSF | truth |
ἐν |
en | G1722 | PREP | in |
τῷ |
tō | G3588 | T-DSM | the |
νόμῳ· |
nomō | G3551 | N-DSM | law |
Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)
Strong's References
- G225 — ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, al-ay'-thi-a): truth — from ἀληθής; truth:--true, X truly, truth, verity.
- G878 — ἄφρων (áphrōn, af'-rone): senseless, foolish, inconsiderate — from Α (as a negative particle) and φρήν; properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving:--fool(-ish), unwise.
- G1108 — γνῶσις (gnōsis, gno'-sis): knowledge, doctrine, wisdom — from γινώσκω; knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge:--knowledge, science.
- G1320 — διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, did-as'-kal-os): a teacher — from διδάσκω; an instructor (genitive case or specially):--doctor, master, teacher.
- G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
- G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
- G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
- G3446 — μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, mor'-fo-sis): form, outline — from μορφόω; formation, i.e. (by implication), appearance (semblance or (concretely) formula):--form.
- G3516 — νήπιος (nḗpios, nay'-pee-os): an infant, child, unlearned — from an obsolete particle (implying negation) and ἔπος; not speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian:--babe, child (+ -ish).
- G3551 — νόμος (nómos, nom'-os): a law, the Mosaic Law — from a primary (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals); law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle):--law.
- G3810 — παιδευτής (paideutḗs, pahee-dyoo-tace'): an instructor — from παιδεύω; a trainer, i.e. teacher or (by implication) discipliner:--which corrected, instructor.
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.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a teacher — Matthew 11:25, 1 Corinthians 3:1, Hebrews 5:13, 1 Peter 2:2
- the form — Romans 6:17, 2 Timothy 1:13, 2 Timothy 3:5, Titus 1:16
Reciprocal references (4): Matthew 5:14, Romans 2:27, 2 Timothy 3:16, James 3:1
Related Topics
- Nave’s: BABES, FORMALISM, HYPOCRISY, INSTRUCTION, MINISTER, Christian, SCIENCE, SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS, SIN
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