Romans
Romans 4:9
9Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| this | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| blessing | μακαρισμὸς | makarismos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3108 regarding as happy, blessed, or enviable |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| circumcised | περιτομὴν | peritomēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4061 circumcision |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| uncircumcised | ἀκροβυστίαν | akrobystian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G203 foreskin |
| We have been saying | λέγομεν | legomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| that | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Abraham’s | Ἀβραὰμ | Abraam | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
| faith | πίστις | pistis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| was credited | Ἐλογίσθη | Elogisthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3049 I reckon, count, decide |
| as | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
Cross-references
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Galatians 3:14 · Colossians 3:11 · Galatians 3:26–28 · Ephesians 3:8 · Romans 4:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.