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I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I am To be, exist. V-PIA-1S H1510 εἰμί eimi
a debtor (a) a debtor, one who owes, one who is indebted, (b) one who has sinned against another (an Aramaism), a sinner. N-NMS H3781 ὀφειλέτης opheiletēs
both And, both. Conj H5037 τε te
to Greeks A Hellene, the native word for a Greek; it is, however, a term wide enough to include all Greek-speaking (i.e. educated) non-Jews. N-DMP H1672 Ἕλλησιν ellēsin
to barbarians, A foreigner, barbarian one who speaks neither Greek nor Latin; as adj: foreign. Adj-DMP H915 βαρβάροις barbarois
both And, both. Conj H5037 τε te
to [the] wise Wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever. Adj-DMP H4680 σοφοῖς sophois
[the] foolish. Foolish, thoughtless. Adj-DMP H453 ἀνοήτοις anoētois

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Berean Bible I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish.
King James Bible I am a debtor both to Greeks the Greeks, and to barbarians, the Barbarians; both to the wise wise, and to the foolish.unwise.
Hebrew Greek English I am a debtor under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
New American Standard Bible 1995 I am a debtor under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.