Romans
Romans 4:18
18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”e
Footnotes
- e 4:18 Genesis 15:5|GEN 15:5
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against | παρ’ | par’ | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| all hope | ἐλπίδα | elpida | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1680 hope, expectation |
| in | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| hope | ἐλπίδι | elpidi | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1680 hope, expectation |
| believed | ἐπίστευσεν | episteusen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| and so | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| became | γενέσθαι | genesthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| father | πατέρα | patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| of many | πολλῶν | pollōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| nations | ἐθνῶν | ethnōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| just as | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| he had been told | εἰρημένον | eirēmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2046 I say, speak |
| So | Οὕτως | Houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| offspring | σπέρμα | sperma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4690 seed, offspring |
| be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 8:24 · Genesis 15:5–6 · Romans 5:5 · Acts 27:25 · Mark 5:35–36 · Proverbs 13:12 · Ezekiel 37:11 · Romans 4:17 · Luke 1:18 · Ruth 1:11–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.