Romans
Romans 3:1–2
1What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very wordsa of God.
Footnotes
- a 3:2 Or the oracles
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 3:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| advantage | περισσὸν | perisson | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| a Jew | Ἰουδαίου | Ioudaiou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2453 Jewish |
| Or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| what | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| value | ὠφέλεια | ōpheleia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5622 usefulness, profit, advantage |
| of circumcision | περιτομῆς | peritomēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4061 circumcision |
Romans 3:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Much | πολὺ | poly | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| in | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| every | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| way | τρόπον | tropon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5158 way, manner, character |
| First of all | πρῶτον | prōton | Adverb - Superlative | G4412 first, before |
| they have been entrusted with | ἐπιστεύθησαν | episteuthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| very words | λόγια | logia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3051 divine communication |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 3:1 Genesis 25:32 · Romans 2:25–29 · Ecclesiastes 6:8 · Ecclesiastes 6:11
Romans 3:2 Acts 7:38 · Romans 9:4 · Psalm 147:19–20 · Nehemiah 9:13–14 · 1 Peter 4:11 · Hebrews 5:12 · 1 Corinthians 9:17 · 2 Timothy 3:15–17 · Psalm 78:4–7 · Ezekiel 20:11–12 · Romans 11:15–23 · 2 Peter 1:19–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.