16{
"verseID": "Romans.4.16",
"source": "Διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν· εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι· οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ· ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν,",
"text": "Through *touto* from *pisteōs*, that according to *charin*; for the *einai* *bebaian* the *epangelian* to all the *spermati*; not to the from the *nomou* *monon*, but also to the from *pisteōs* *Abraam*; who *estin* *patēr* of all of us,",
"grammar": {
"*Dia touto*": "accusative with preposition - because of this",
"*ek pisteōs*": "genitive with preposition - from faith",
"*hina*": "purpose conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*kata charin*": "accusative with preposition - according to grace",
"*eis to einai*": "preposition with articular infinitive - for to be",
"*bebaian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - certain/guaranteed",
"*tēn epangelian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the promise",
"*panti tō spermati*": "dative, neuter, singular - to all the seed",
"*ou tō ek tou nomou*": "dative with negative - not to the from the law",
"*monon*": "adverb - only",
"*alla*": "strong adversative conjunction - but",
"*kai*": "conjunction - also",
"*tō ek pisteōs*": "dative with preposition - to the from faith",
"*Abraam*": "genitive - Abraham",
"*hos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - who",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - father",
"*pantōn hēmōn*": "genitive, plural - of all of us"
},
"variants": {
"*touto*": "this/this reason",
"*pisteōs*": "faith/trust/belief",
"*charin*": "grace/favor",
"*einai*": "to be/exist",
"*bebaian*": "certain/guaranteed/firm",
"*epangelian*": "promise/pledge",
"*spermati*": "seed/offspring/descendants",
"*nomou*": "law/legal system",
"*monon*": "only/merely",
"*patēr*": "father/ancestor"
}
}
17{
"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"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Romans.4.18",
"source": "Ὃς παρʼ ἐλπίδα ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ἐπίστευσεν, εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι αὐτὸν πατέρα πολλῶν ἐθνῶν· κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον, Οὕτως ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου.",
"text": "Who against *elpida* upon *elpidi* *episteusen*, for the *genesthai* him *patera* of many *ethnōn*; according to the thing having been *eirēmenon*, Thus *estai* the *sperma* of you.",
"grammar": {
"*Hos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - who",
"*par' elpida*": "accusative with preposition - against hope",
"*ep' elpidi*": "dative with preposition - upon hope",
"*episteusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - believed",
"*eis to genesthai*": "preposition with articular aorist middle infinitive - for to become",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - father",
"*pollōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of many",
"*ethnōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of nations",
"*kata to eirēmenon*": "accusative with preposition - according to the thing having been said",
"*Houtōs*": "demonstrative adverb - thus/so",
"*estai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will be",
"*to sperma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the seed",
"*sou*": "genitive, singular, 2nd person pronoun - of you"
},
"variants": {
"*elpida*": "hope/expectation",
"*elpidi*": "hope/expectation",
"*episteusen*": "believed/trusted/had faith",
"*genesthai*": "to become/come to be",
"*patera*": "father/ancestor",
"*ethnōn*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*eirēmenon*": "having been said/spoken",
"*estai*": "will be/shall be",
"*sperma*": "seed/offspring/descendants"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Romans.4.19",
"source": "Καὶ μὴ ἀσθενήσας τῇ πίστει, οὐ κατενόησεν τὸ ἑαυτοῦ σῶμα ἤδη νενεκρωμένον, ἑκατονταέτης που ὑπάρχων, καὶ τὴν νέκρωσιν τῆς μήτρας Σάρρας:",
"text": "And not having *asthenēsas* in the *pistei*, not he *katenoēsen* the of himself *sōma* already having been *nenekrōmenon*, *hekatontaetēs* *pou* *hyparchōn*, and the *nekrōsin* of the *mētras* of *Sarras*:",
"grammar": {
"*Kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*mē asthenēsas*": "aorist active participle with negative - not having become weak",
"*tē pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - in the faith",
"*ou katenoēsen*": "aorist active indicative with negative, 3rd person singular - he did not consider",
"*to heautou sōma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the of himself body",
"*ēdē*": "temporal adverb - already",
"*nenekrōmenon*": "perfect passive participle, accusative, neuter, singular - having been deadened",
"*hekatontaetēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - hundred years old",
"*pou*": "adverb - somewhere/about",
"*hyparchōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/existing",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*tēn nekrōsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the deadness",
"*tēs mētras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the womb",
"*Sarras*": "genitive, feminine - of Sarah"
},
"variants": {
"*asthenēsas*": "having become weak/feeble",
"*pistei*": "faith/trust/belief",
"*katenoēsen*": "considered/observed carefully",
"*sōma*": "body/physical frame",
"*nenekrōmenon*": "having been deadened/made as dead",
"*hekatontaetēs*": "hundred years old",
"*hyparchōn*": "being/existing",
"*nekrōsin*": "deadness/state of being dead",
"*mētras*": "womb/uterus"
}
}