Greek Interlinear
Romans 14:20 Interlinear
“not For meat destroy the work of God All things indeed are pure but it is evil for that man with offence who eateth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 2 | ἕνεκεν | G1752 | For | on account of |
| 3 | βρώματος | G1033 | meat | food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the jewish law |
| 4 | κατάλυε | G2647 | destroy | to loosen down (disintegrate), i.e., (by implication) to demolish (literally or figuratively); specially (compare g2646) to halt for the night |
| 5 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 6 | ἔργον | G2041 | the work | toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act |
| 7 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | θεοῦ | G2316 | of God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 9 | πάντα | G3956 | All things | all, any, every, the whole |
| 10 | μὲν | G3303 | indeed | properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.) |
| 11 | καθαρά | G2513 | are pure | clean (literally or figuratively) |
| 12 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 13 | κακὸν | G2556 | it is evil | worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas g4190 properly refers to effects), i.e., (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious |
| 14 | τῷ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | ἀνθρώπῳ | G444 | for that man | man-faced, i.e., a human being |
| 16 | τῷ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 17 | διὰ | G1223 | with | through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) |
| 18 | προσκόμματος | G4348 | offence | a stub, i.e., (figuratively) occasion of apostasy |
| 19 | ἐσθίοντι | G2068 | who eateth | used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal) |
Verse Context
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