Galatians

Galatians 3:16

¹⁶The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,”^h meaning One, who is Christ.

Footnotes

h 3:16 Genesis 12:7|GEN 12:7; Genesis 13:15

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	αἱ	hai	Article - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
promises	ἐπαγγελίαι	epangeliai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1860 a promise
were spoken	ἐρρέθησαν	errethēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G2046 I say, speak
to Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
seed	σπέρματι	spermati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4690 seed, offspring
does not say	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to seeds	σπέρμασιν	spermasin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G4690 seed, offspring
meaning	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
many	πολλῶν	pollōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4183 much, many, often
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
seed	σπέρματί	spermati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4690 seed, offspring
meaning	ἐφ’	eph’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
One	ἑνός	henos	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1520 one
who	ὅς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
Christ	Χριστός	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

Cross-references

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Genesis 17:7–8 · Romans 4:13 · Luke 1:55 · Genesis 22:17–18 · Galatians 3:27–29 · Romans 4:16 · Genesis 12:7 · Genesis 28:13–14 · Genesis 26:3–4 · Galatians 3:8 · Genesis 12:3 · Genesis 21:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.