Romans 5:20

20[The] lawνόμοςnowδὲenteredπαρεισῆλθενso thatἵναmight aboundπλεονάσῃtheτὸtrespassπαράπτωμα·whereοὗhoweverδὲaboundedἐπλεόνασενἡsinἁμαρτία,overaboundedὑπερεπερίσσευσενἡgraceχάρις,

And the law entered so that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace overabounded,

Vocab difficulty

84.8

Rare words

  • παρεισῆλθεν

    παρεισέρχομαι

    I enter secretly, come in from the side.

  • ὑπερεπερίσσευσεν

    ὑπερπερισσεύω

    (a) intrans: I abound exceedingly, (b) dep: I overflow.