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Rom. 1:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
changed
allasso (Greek #236)
to make different
KJV usage: change.
Pronounce: al-las'-so
Origin: from 243
the glory
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
doxa (Greek #1391)
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
KJV usage: dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
Pronounce: dox'-ah
Origin: from the base of 1380
of the uncorruptible
aphthartos (Greek #862)
undecaying (in essence or continuance)
KJV usage: not (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal.
Pronounce: af'-thar-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 5351
God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
into
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
an image
eikon (Greek #1504)
a likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance
KJV usage: image.
Pronounce: i-kone'
Origin: from 1503
g made like to
homoioma (Greek #3667)
a form; abstractly, resemblance
KJV usage: made like to, likeness, shape, similitude.
Pronounce: hom-oy'-o-mah
Origin: from 3666
corruptible
phthartos (Greek #5349)
decayed, i.e. (by implication) perishable
KJV usage: corruptible.
Pronounce: fthar-tos'
Origin: from 5351
man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
to birds
peteinon (Greek #4071)
a flying animal, i.e. bird
KJV usage: bird, fowl.
Pronounce: pet-i-non'
Origin: neuter of a derivative of 4072
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
fourfooted beasts
tetrapous (Greek #5074)
a quadruped
KJV usage: fourfooted beast.
Pronounce: tet-rap'-ooce
Origin: from 5064 and 4228
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
creeping things
herpeton (Greek #2062)
a reptile, i.e. (by Hebraism (compare 07431)) a small animal
KJV usage: creeping thing, serpent.
Pronounce: her-pet-on'
Origin: neuter of a derivative of ἕρπω (to creep)
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Isa. 40:18,26• 18To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
 26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold. Who hath created these [things], bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and strength of power, not one faileth. (Isa. 40:18,26)
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Ezek. 8:10• 10So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. (Ezek. 8:10)

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Beast,
Birds,
Glory,
God,
Image

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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changed.
Rom. 1:25• 25which exchanged the truth of God for falsehood, and served and reverenced the creature rather than the Creator who is blessed forever, Amen. (Rom. 1:25)
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Psa. 106:20• 20And changed their glory{HR}For the likeness of an ox eating grass. (Psa. 106:20)
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Jer. 2:11• 11Hath a nation changed its gods? and they are no gods; —but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. (Jer. 2:11)
an image.
Deut. 4:15‑18• 15And take great heed to your souls (for ye saw no form on the day that Jehovah spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire),
 16lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the form of any figure, the pattern of male or female,
 17the pattern of any beast that is on the earth, the pattern of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,
 18the pattern of anything that creepeth on the ground, the pattern of any fish that is in the waters under the earth; (Deut. 4:15‑18)
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Deut. 5:8• 8Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth: (Deut. 5:8)
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Psa. 115:5‑8• 5A mouth have they, and they speak not;{HR}Eyes have they, and they see not;
 6Ears they have, and they hear not;{HR}A nose have they, and they smell not;
 7They have hands, and they feel not;{HR}They have feet, and they walk not;{HR}They utter not with their throat.
 8Like them are those making them,{HR}Every one who confideth in them. (Psa. 115:5‑8)
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Psa. 135:15‑18• 15Idols of the nations [are] silver and gold,{HR}Works of man's hands.
 16A mouth have they, and they speak not;{HR}Eyes have they, and they see not;
 17Ears have they, and they hear not;{HR}Also there is no breath in their mouth.
 18Like them are those that make them—{HR}Every one confiding in them. (Psa. 135:15‑18)
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Isa. 40:18,26• 18To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?
 26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold. Who hath created these [things], bringing out their host by number? He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of his might, and strength of power, not one faileth. (Isa. 40:18,26)
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Isa. 44:13• 13The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with chalk; he fitteth it with adzes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of man, to remain in the house. (Isa. 44:13)
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Ezek. 8:10• 10So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. (Ezek. 8:10)
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Acts 17:29• 29Being therefore God's off-spring, we ought not to think that the divinity is like gold, or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man. (Acts 17:29)
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1 Cor. 12:2• 2Ye know that, when ye were Gentiles, [ye were] led away unto the dumb idols as ye might be led. (1 Cor. 12:2)
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1 Peter 4:3• 3For the past time [is] sufficient to have wrought out the will of the Gentiles, walking as ye had done in lasciviousness, lusts, wine-bibbings, revels, carousings, and unhallowed idolatries; (1 Peter 4:3)
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Rev. 9:20• 20And the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood which can neither see nor hear nor walk; (Rev. 9:20)
• It is the exact description, in a few strong and energetic words, of the whole pagan mythology. They had not discernment, moral taste, to retain God in their knowledge. (“Romans 1:18-3:20” by J.N. Darby)
• In their confused state, their thoughts of God steadily declined. First, they worshipped Him as a "man," then as "birds," then as "four-footed beasts," and lastly as "creeping things." (“The Unrighteousness of Man: Romans 1:18-3:20” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

W. Kelly Translation

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and changed the glory of the incorruptible God fora a likeness of an imageb of corruptible man, and of winged and four-footed and creeping [creatures].

WK Translation Notes

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a
Or, "into."
b
The Greek words for "likeness" and "image" are not the same and are both needed to complete the apostle’s thought. The one means a thing made like, or likeness; the other, a representative or image, whether externally resembling or not.