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Declensions and Authority: Case Roles in Romans 13:4

Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστι σοὶ εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν. ἐὰν δὲ τὸ κακὸν ποιῇς, φοβοῦ· οὐ γὰρ εἰκῇ τὴν μάχαιραν φορεῖ· Θεοῦ γὰρ διάκονός ἐστιν εἰς ὀργὴν, ἔκδικος τῷ τὸ κακὸν πράσσοντι. (Romans 13:4)

For he is a servant of God for your good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to the one who practices evil.

Declension Analysis Table Greek Form Morphology Case & Syntactic Role Notes Θεοῦ 2nd declension masculine singular Genitive singular, genitive of possession Marks God as the one to whom the servant belongs; repeated twice for emphasis.… Learn Koine Greek
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