Romans 10:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

so then the faith `is' by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἄρα ἡ πίστις ἐξ ἀκοῆς, ἡ δὲ ἀκοὴ διὰ ῥήματος Θεοῦ.

Transliteration

Ara hē pistis ex akoēs, hē de akoē dia rhēmatos Theou.

Grammar Details

• *Ara*: inferential particle - so/then
• *hē pistis*: nominative, feminine, singular - faith
• *ex akoēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - from hearing
• *hē de akoē*: nominative, feminine, singular - and the hearing
• *dia*: preposition + genitive - through
• *rhēmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - word
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God

Word Meanings

• *Ara*: so/then/therefore/consequently
• *pistis*: faith/trust/belief
• *akoēs*: hearing/report/message
• *rhēmatos*: word/saying/message/utterance

Referenced Verses

• Gal 3:2 : 2 this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith?
• Gal 3:5 : 5 He, therefore, who is supplying to you the Spirit, and working mighty acts among you -- by works of law or by the hearing of faith `is it'?
• Mark 4:24 : 24 And he said to them, `Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;
• Rom 1:16 : 16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
• 1 Cor 1:18-24 : 18 for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being saved -- it is the power of God, 19 for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;' 20 where `is' the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing. 22 Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 also we -- we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness, 24 and to those called -- both Jews and Greeks -- Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,
• Jas 1:18-21 : 18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures. 19 So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work; 21 wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 Because of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 And we -- we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth, 14 to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;
• Heb 4:12-13 : 12 for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart; 13 and there is not a created thing not manifest before Him, but all things `are' naked and open to His eyes -- with whom is our reckoning.
• Luke 8:11 : 11 `And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,
• Luke 8:21 : 21 and he answering said unto them, `My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'
• Jer 23:28-29 : 28 The prophet with whom `is' a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom `is' My word, Let him truly speak My word. What -- to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah. 29 Is it not thus? My word `is' as a fire, An affirmation of Jehovah. And as a hammer -- it breaketh in pieces a rock.
• Luke 11:28 : 28 And he said, `Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping `it'!'
• Luke 16:29-31 : 29 `Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them; 30 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform. 31 And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'
• 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity -- but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.
• Rom 10:14 : 14 How then shall they call upon `him' in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe `on him' of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?
• 1 Pet 1:23-2:2 : 23 being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age; 24 because all flesh `is' as grass, and all glory of man as flower of grass; wither did the grass, and the flower of it fell away, 25 and the saying of the Lord doth remain -- to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you. 1 Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, 2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, who also `am' your brother, and fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in the reign and endurance, of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ;
• Col 1:4-6 : 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that `is' to all the saints, 5 because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news, 6 which is present to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which ye heard, and knew the grace of God in truth;