For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
For when yee were the ſeruants of ſinne ye were free † from righteouſneſſe.
ὅτε γὰρ δοῦλοι ἦτε τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἐλεύθεροι ἦτε τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.
Ὅτε γὰρ δοῦλοι ἦτε τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἐλεύθεροι ἦτε τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.
ἁμαρτία , feminine noun, hamartia — a sin, failure (value 453)
G266,
ἁμαρτία hamartía, ham-ar-tee'-ah; from G264; a sin (properly abstract):—offence, sin(-ful).equivalent to 264
to be without a share in
to miss the mark
to err, be mistaken
to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honour, to do or go wrong
to wander from the law of God, violate God's law, sin
that which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act
collectively, the complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many
Used in 151 Verses, 21 Books 174  Occurrence Count
γάρ , conjunction, gar — for, indeed (a conjunction used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) (value 104)
G1063,
γάρ gár, gar; a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):—and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.Used in 1016 Verses, 27 Books 1067  Occurrence Count
δικαιοσύνη , feminine noun, dikaiosynē — righteousness, justice (value 773)
G1343,
δικαιοσύνη dikaiosýnē, dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay; from G1342; equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification:—righteousness.in a broad sense: state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God
the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain a state approved of God
integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting
in a narrower sense, justice or the virtue which gives each his due
Used in 85 Verses, 19 Books 91  Occurrence Count
δοῦλος , masculine noun, doulos — a slave (value 774)
G1401,
†δοῦλος doûlos, doo'-los; from G1210; a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency):—bond(-man), servant.a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
a slave
metaph., one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men
devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests
a servant, attendant
Used in 119 Verses, 21 Books 127  Occurrence Count
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
ἐλεύθερος , adjective, eleutheros — free, not a slave or not under restraint (value 824)
G1658,
ἐλεύθερος eleútheros, el-yoo'-ther-os; probably from the alternate of G2064; unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability):—free (man, woman), at liberty.freeborn
in a civil sense, one who is not a slave
of one who ceases to be a slave, freed, manumitted
free, exempt, unrestrained, not bound by an obligation
in an ethical sense: free from the yoke of the Mosaic Law
Used in 23 Verses, 9 Books 23  Occurrence Count
ἦν , verb, ēn — agree, be, have charge of, hold, use (value 58)
G2258,
ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.Used in 415 Verses, 21 Books 455  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅτε , particle, hote — when (value 375)
G3753,
ὅτε hóte, hot'-eh; from G3739 and G5037; at which (thing) too, i.e. when:—after (that), as soon as, that, when, while.when whenever, while, as long as
Used in 105 Verses, 18 Books 106  Occurrence Count
| Romans 6:20Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 4585) |
| ὅτε γὰρ δοῦλοι ἦτε τῆς ἁμαρτίας, ἐλεύθεροι ἦτε τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ. |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| For |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| when |
G3753hote |
ὅτε |
375 |
| ye were |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| the servants |
G1401doulos |
δοῦλος |
774 |
| of sin, |
G266hamartia |
ἁμαρτία |
453 |
| ye were |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| free |
G1658eleutheros |
ἐλεύθερος |
824 |
| from righteousness. |
G1343dikaiosynē |
δικαιοσύνη |
773 |
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