Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Profeſſing themſelues to be wiſe, they became fooles:
φάσκοντες εἶναι σοφοὶ ἐμωράνθησαν,
φάσκοντες εἶναι σοφοὶ, ἐμωράνθησαν,
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
εἶναι , verb, einai — am, was, come, is, there is, to be, was (value 76)
G1511,
εἶναι eînai, i'-nahee; present infinitive from G1510; to exist:—am, was. come, is, × lust after, × please well, there is, to be, was.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 124 Verses, 20 Books 126  Occurrence Count
μωραίνω , verb, mōrainō — to be foolish (value 1801)
G3471,
μωραίνω mōraínō, mo-rah'-ee-no; from G3474; to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton:—become fool, make foolish, lose savour.to be foolish, to act foolishly
to make foolish
to prove a person or a thing foolish
to make flat and tasteless
of salt that has lost its strength and flavour
Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
σοφός , adjective, sophos — skilled, wise (value 1040)
G4680,
σοφός sophós, sof-os'; akin to σαφής saphḗs (clear); wise (in a most general application):—wise. Compare G5429.wise
skilled, expert: of artificers
wise, skilled in letters, cultivated, learned
of the Greek philosophers and orators
of Jewish theologians
of Christian teachers
forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution
Used in 21 Verses, 8 Books 22  Occurrence Count
φάσκω , verb, phaskō — to affirm, assert (value 1521)
G5335,
φάσκω pháskō, fas'-ko; prolongation from the same as G5346; to assert:—affirm, profess, say.to affirm, allege, portend or profess
Used in 4 Verses, 3 Books 4  Occurrence Count
| Romans 1:22Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 3536) |
| φάσκοντες εἶναι σοφοὶ ἐμωράνθησαν, |
| Verse #27953 (Ch. #1047) — 4 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Professing themselves |
G5335phaskō |
φάσκω |
1521 |
| to be |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| wise, |
G4680sophos |
σοφός |
1040 |
| they became fools, |
G3471mōrainō |
μωραίνω |
1801 |
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