Romans

Romans 4:12

12And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
fatherπατέραpateraNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
of the circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4061 circumcision
whoτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
notοὐκoukAdverbG3756 no, not
onlyμόνονmononAdverbG3440 alone, but, only
are circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4061 circumcision
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
whoτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
walkστοιχοῦσινstoichousinVerb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralG4748 I walk
in theτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Neuter PluralG3588 the
footstepsἴχνεσινichnesinNoun - Dative Neuter PluralG2487 a track, footstep
of theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
faithπίστεωςpisteōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
fatherπατρὸςpatrosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG11 Abraham
had before he was circumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳakrobystiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG203 foreskin

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