Romans 2:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

Young's Literal Translation
and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

King James Bible
And knowest [his] will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

Greek
[if you]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

know
γινώσκεις (ginōskeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

[His]
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

will
θέλημα (thelēma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2307: An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

approve
δοκιμάζεις (dokimazeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1381: From dokimos; to test; by implication, to approve.

of what
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

is superior
διαφέροντα (diapheronta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1308: From dia and phero; to bear through, i.e. transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. to toss about; subjectively, to 'differ', or surpass.

because you are instructed
κατηχούμενος (katēchoumenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2727: To instruct orally, teach, inform. From kata and echos; to sound down into the ears, i.e. to indoctrinate or to apprise of.

by
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Law;
νόμου (nomou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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