Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLive in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Young's Literal Translation as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God; King James Bible As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Greek [Live]ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. in freedom, ἐλεύθεροι (eleutheroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1658: Free, delivered from obligation. Probably from the alternate of erchomai; unrestrained, i.e. not a slave, or exempt. [but] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. do not use ἔχοντες (echontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. [your] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. freedom ἐλευθερίαν (eleutherian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1657: Freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery. From eleutheros; freedom. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a cover-up ἐπικάλυμμα (epikalymma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1942: A covering, cloak, veil, pretext. From epikalupto; a covering, i.e. pretext. for τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. evil; κακίας (kakias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2549: From kakos; badness, i.e. depravity, or malignity, or trouble. [live] as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. servants δοῦλοι (douloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. |
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