Romans 1:27
27Likewiseὁμοίωςthenτεalsoκαὶtheοἱmalesἄρσενεςhaving leftἀφέντεςtheτὴνnaturalφυσικὴνuseχρῆσινof theτῆςfemaleθηλείαςwere inflamedἐξεκαύθησανinἐνtheτῇdesireὀρέξειof themαὐτῶνtowardεἰςone anotherἀλλήλους,malesἄρσενεςwithἐνmalesἄρσεσινtheτὴνshameἀσχημοσύνηνworking outκατεργαζόμενοιandκαὶtheτὴνrecompenseἀντιμισθίανwhichἣνwas fittingἔδειof theτῆςerrorπλάνηςof themαὐτῶνinἐνthemselvesἑαυτοῖςreceivingἀπολαμβάνοντες.
And likewise also the males, having left the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust toward one another, males with males, working out shame and receiving back in themselves the recompense that was fitting of their error.
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φυσικὴν
φυσικός
natural, (a) according to nature, (b) merely animal.
χρῆσιν
χρῆσις
use, manner of use.
ἐξεκαύθησαν
ἐκκαίομαι
I blaze out, am inflamed.
ὀρέξει
ὄρεξις
strong desire, lust, appetite.
ἀσχημοσύνην
ἀσχημοσύνη
unseemly behavior, unseemliness, indecency, shame, nakedness, an indecent (lewd) act.
ἀντιμισθίαν
ἀντιμισθία
a reward, recompense, retribution.
ἔδει
δέω
I bind