Romans 8:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
For the creationκτίσις
(ktisis)
2937: creation (the act or the product)from ktizó
was subjectedὑπετάγη
(upetagē)
5293: to place or rank under, to subject, mid. to obeyfrom hupo and tassó
to futility,ματαιότητι
(mataiotēti)
3153: vanity, emptinessfrom mataios
not willingly,ἐκοῦσα
(ekousa)
1635: of one's own free will, voluntaryfrom a prim. word
but becauseδιὰ
(dia)
1223: through, on account of, because ofa prim. preposition
of Him who subjectedὑποτάξαντα
(upotaxanta)
5293: to place or rank under, to subject, mid. to obeyfrom hupo and tassó
it, in hopeἐλπίδι
(elpidi)
1680: expectation, hopefrom the same as elpizó


















KJV Lexicon
τη  definite article - dative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
γαρ  conjunction
gar  gar:  assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
ματαιοτητι  noun - dative singular feminine
mataiotes  mat-ah-yot'-ace:  inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity -- vanity.
η  definite article - nominative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
κτισις  noun - nominative singular feminine
ktisis  ktis'-is:  original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively) -- building, creation, creature, ordinance.
υπεταγη  verb - second aorist passive indicative - third person singular
hupotasso  hoop-ot-as'-so:  to subordinate; reflexively, to obey -- be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.
ουχ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
εκουσα  adjective - nominative singular feminine
hekon  hek-own':  voluntary -- willingly.
αλλα  conjunction
alla  al-lah':  other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
δια  preposition
dia  dee-ah':  through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
τον  definite article - accusative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
υποταξαντα  verb - aorist active participle - accusative singular masculine
hupotasso  hoop-ot-as'-so:  to subordinate; reflexively, to obey -- be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.
επ  preposition
epi  ep-ee':  meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
ελπιδι  noun - dative singular feminine
elpis  el-pece':  expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence -- faith, hope.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope

King James Bible
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the creation was subjected to futility--not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it--in the hope

International Standard Version
because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty

NET Bible
For the creation was subjected to futility--not willingly but because of God who subjected it--in hope

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For the creation has been subjected to futility, not by its choice, but because of him who subjected it upon hope.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Creation was subjected to frustration but not by its own choice. The one who subjected it to frustration did so in the hope

King James 2000 Bible
For the creation was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who has subjected the same in hope,
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