Romans
Romans 11:7–8
7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, 8as it is written:
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that could not see,
and ears that could not hear,
to this very day.”d
Footnotes
- d 11:8 See Deuteronomy 29:4|DEU 29:4and Isaiah 29:10.
Word by word
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Romans 11:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| What | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Israel | Ἰσραήλ | Israēl | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
| was seeking | ἐπιζητεῖ | epizētei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1934 I seek after, desire, search for |
| it failed to obtain | ἐπέτυχεν | epetychen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2013 I attain, obtain, acquire |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| elect | ἐκλογὴ | eklogē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1589 a choosing out, selecting, choice by God |
| The | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| others | λοιποὶ | loipoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3062 left, left behind, the remainder |
| were hardened | ἐπωρώθησαν | epōrōthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4456 I harden, render callous |
Romans 11:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Conjunction | G2531 just as, as |
| it is written | γέγραπται | gegraptai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| gave | Ἔδωκεν | Edōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| a spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| of stupor | κατανύξεως | katanyxeōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2659 deep sleep, stupor |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| that | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| could not see | βλέπειν | blepein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G991 I look, see |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| ears | ὦτα | ōta | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3775 the ear |
| that | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| could not hear | ἀκούειν | akouein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G191 I hear, listen |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| this very day | σήμερον | sēmeron | Adverb | G4594 today, now |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 11:7 Romans 9:18 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Romans 11:5 · Romans 11:25 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–14 · Romans 9:31–32 · Romans 9:23 · Ephesians 1:4 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · Romans 8:28–30
Romans 11:8 Deuteronomy 29:4 · Isaiah 29:10 · Ezekiel 12:2 · Jeremiah 5:21 · 2 Corinthians 3:14–15 · Luke 8:10 · Mark 4:11–12 · Acts 28:26 · Matthew 13:13–14 · Isaiah 6:9 · 2 Kings 17:41 · 2 Kings 17:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.