Romans 7:1
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Berean Study Bible
Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?

Young's Literal Translation
Are ye ignorant, brethren—for to those knowing law I speak—that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?

King James Bible
<2228> Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law, ) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

Greek
Do you not know,
ἀγνοεῖτε (agnoeite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 50: To do not know, be ignorant of, sometimes with the idea of willful ignorance.

brothers
ἀδελφοί (adelphoi)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

(for
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

I am speaking
λαλῶ (lalō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to those who know
γινώσκουσιν (ginōskousin)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

[the] law),
νόμον (nomon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

law
νόμος (nomos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

has authority over
κυριεύει (kyrieuei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2961: To have authority, rule over. From kurios; to rule.

a man
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

only
ἐφ’ (eph’)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

as long as
ὅσον (hoson)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3745: How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.

he lives?
ζῇ (zē)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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