Sentence:  And even as she , having indeed a husband , Adam , but being nevertheless <WSD>as</WSD> yet a virgin , having become disobedient , was made the cause of death , both to herself and to the entire human race ; so also did Mary , having a man betrothed [ to her ] , and being nevertheless a virgin , by yielding obedience , become the cause of salvation , both to herself and the whole human race '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time