Romans 7:2
For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
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ASV
For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.
KJV
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἡ | hē | The | G3588 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ὕπανδρος | hupandros | married | G5220 → |
| γυνὴ | gunē | woman | G1135 → |
| τῷ | tō | to the | G3588 → |
| ζῶντι | zōnti | living | G2198 → |
| ἀνδρὶ | andri | husband | G435 → |
| δέδεται | dedetai | has been bound | G1210 → |
| νόμῳ· | nomō | by law; | G3551 → |
| ἐὰν | ean | if | G1437 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| ἀποθάνῃ | apothanē | shall die | G599 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| ἀνήρ, | anēr | husband, | G435 → |
| κατήργηται | katērgētai | she has been cleared | G2673 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| νόμου | nomou | law | G3551 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| ἀνδρός. | andros | husband. | G435 → |
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