Romans 10:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

or, Who shall descend into the abyss? (That is, to bring Christ up {G321} from the dead.)

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἤ, Τίς καταβήσεται εἰς τὴν ἄβυσσον; (τοῦτʼ ἔστιν Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναγαγεῖν.)

Transliteration

Ē, Tis katabēsetai eis tēn abysson? (tout' estin Christon ek nekrōn anagagein.)

Grammar Details

*Ē*: disjunctive conjunction - or
*Tis*: interrogative pronoun, nominative - who
*katabēsetai*: future indicative, middle, 3rd singular - will descend
*eis tēn abysson*: accusative, feminine, singular - into the abyss
*tout' estin*: demonstrative + present indicative, 3rd singular - this is
*Christon*: accusative, masculine, singular - Christ
*ek nekrōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - from dead ones/from the dead
*anagagein*: aorist infinitive, active - to bring up

Word Meanings

*katabēsetai*: will descend/go down
*abysson*: abyss/bottomless pit/depths
*nekrōn*: dead ones/corpses/the dead
*anagagein*: to bring up/lead up/raise

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Heb 13:20 : 20 Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, [even] our Lord Jesus,
1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ also {G3958} suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
1 Pet 3:22 : 22 who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
Rev 1:18 : 18 and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, {G0} {G281} and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
Rom 4:25 : 25 who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

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