{
"verseID": "Romans.4.17",
"source": "(Καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅτι Πατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν τέθεικά,) σε κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσεν, Θεοῦ, τοῦ ζωοποιοῦντος τοὺς νεκροὺς, καὶ καλοῦντος τὰ μὴ ὄντα ὡς ὄντα.",
"text": "(Just as it is *gegraptai*, that *Patera* of many *ethnōn* I have *tetheika*,) you *katenanti* of whom he *episteusen*, *Theou*, the one *zōopoiountos* the *nekrous*, and *kalountos* the things *mē onta* as *onta*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kathōs*": "comparative conjunction - just as",
"*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it has been written",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that",
"*Patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Father",
"*pollōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of many",
"*ethnōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of nations",
"*tetheika*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I have made/set",
"*se*": "accusative, singular, 2nd person pronoun - you",
"*katenanti*": "preposition - before/in the presence of",
"*hou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - of whom",
"*episteusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he believed",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*tou zōopoiountos*": "genitive, masculine, singular, present active participle - the one making alive",
"*tous nekrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the dead",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*kalountos*": "genitive, masculine, singular, present active participle - calling",
"*ta mē onta*": "accusative, neuter, plural with negative, present participle - the things not being",
"*hōs*": "comparative particle - as",
"*onta*": "accusative, neuter, plural, present active participle - being"
},
"variants": {
"*gegraptai*": "has been written/stands written",
"*Patera*": "Father/ancestor",
"*ethnōn*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*tetheika*": "I have made/set/appointed",
"*katenanti*": "before/in the presence of/opposite",
"*episteusen*": "believed/trusted/had faith",
"*Theou*": "God/deity",
"*zōopoiountos*": "making alive/giving life/vivifying",
"*nekrous*": "dead/dead ones",
"*kalountos*": "calling/naming/inviting",
"*onta*": "being/existing"
}
}