Romans 12:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
Blessεὐλογεῖτε
(eulogeite)
2127: to speak well of, praisefrom eu and logos
thoseτοὺς
(tous)
3588: thethe def. art.
who persecuteδιώκοντας
(diōkontas)
1377: to put to flight, pursue, by impl. to persecuteakin to a prim. verb dió (put to flight)
you; blessεὐλογεῖτε
(eulogeite)
2127: to speak well of, praisefrom eu and logos
and do not curse.καταρᾶσθε
(katarasthe)
2672: to cursefrom katara


















KJV Lexicon
ευλογειτε  verb - present active imperative - second person
eulogeo  yoo-log-eh'-o:  to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper) -- bless, praise.
τους  definite article - accusative plural 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.
διωκοντας  verb - present active participle - accusative plural masculine
dioko  dee-o'-ko:  to pursue; by implication, to persecute -- ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward.
υμας  personal pronoun - second person accusative plural
humas  hoo-mas':  you (as the objective of a verb or preposition) -- ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
ευλογειτε  verb - present active imperative - second person
eulogeo  yoo-log-eh'-o:  to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper) -- bless, praise.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
μη  particle - nominative
me  may:  any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without.
καταρασθε  verb - present middle or passive deponent imperative - second person
kataraomai  kat-ar-ah'-om-ahee:  to execrate; by analogy, to doom -- curse.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

King James Bible
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

International Standard Version
Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.

NET Bible
Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Bless your persecutors; bless and do not curse.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Bless those who persecute you. Bless them, and don't curse them.

King James 2000 Bible
Bless them who persecute you: bless, and curse not.
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