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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Romans 8:8 - Subject
Romans 8:8 - So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| So | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| then they that are | G5607 | ὤν |
[Verb] being |
| in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
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| the flesh | G4561 | σάρξ |
[Noun Feminine] flesh (as stripped of the skin) that is (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food) or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit) or as the symbol of what is external or as the means of kindred or (by implication) human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions) or (specifically) a human being (as such) |
| cannot | G1410 | δύναμαι |
[Verb] to be able or possible |
| please | G700 | ἀρέσκω |
[Verb] to be agreeable (or by implication to seek to be so) |
| God | G2316 | θεός |
[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.