Romans

Romans 11:1–2

¹I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. ²God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

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Romans 11:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I ask	Λέγω	Legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
reject	ἀπώσατο	apōsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G683 I push or thrust away, reject
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
people	λαὸν	laon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
Certainly not	γένοιτο	genoito	Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμί	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
an Israelite	Ἰσραηλίτης	Israēlitēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2475 an Israelite
a descendant	σπέρματος	spermatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4690 seed, offspring
of Abraham	Ἀβραάμ	Abraam	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
from	φυλῆς	phylēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5443 a tribe, race
of Benjamin	Βενιαμίν	Beniamin	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G958 Benjamin

Romans 11:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
did not reject	ἀπώσατο	apōsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G683 I push or thrust away, reject
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
people	λαὸν	laon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
He foreknew	προέγνω	proegnō	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4267 I know beforehand
Do you not know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Scripture	γραφή	graphē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
says	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
about	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Elijah	Ἠλίᾳ	Ēlia	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2243 Elijah
how	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
he appealed	ἐντυγχάνει	entynchanei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1793 I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
against	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel

Cross-references

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Romans 11:1 2 Corinthians 11:22 · 1 Samuel 12:22 · Jeremiah 33:24–26 · Philippians 3:5 · Acts 26:4 · Amos 9:8–9 · Psalm 94:14 · Acts 22:3 · Hosea 9:17 · Jeremiah 31:36–37 · Romans 3:4 · 2 Kings 23:27

Romans 11:2 Psalm 94:14 · Romans 8:29–30 · 1 Peter 1:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.