Romans 6:2

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μὴ γένοιτο·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγίνομαι

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Meaning

* To Become * To Come into being * Generate * To Happen * Brought to pass

Verb.

Different from εἰμί (which means “to be” - a state of existence); γίνομαι, instead, emphasizes coming to be - a transition or event.John 1:14John 1:3Matthew 6:10
οἵτινες ἀπεθάνομεν τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἁμαρτίᾳ, πῶς ἔτι ζήσομεν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
αὐτῇ;plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ESV
By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
NIV
By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
NLT
Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?
KJV
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Romans 6:1 ← Romans 6:2 → Romans 6:3

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