Romans
Romans 8:29
29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| those | οὓς | hous | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| foreknew | προέγνω | proegnō | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4267 I know beforehand |
| He also predestined | προώρισεν | proōrisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4309 I foreordain, predetermine |
| conformed to | συμμόρφους | symmorphous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4832 similar, conformed to |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| image | εἰκόνος | eikonos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1504 an image, likeness, bust |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Son | Υἱοῦ | Huiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| so that | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| He | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| would be | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| firstborn | πρωτότοκον | prōtotokon | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4416 first-born |
| among | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| many | πολλοῖς | pollois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| brothers | ἀδελφοῖς | adelphois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
Cross-references
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Ephesians 1:4–5 · Jeremiah 1:5 · Ephesians 1:11 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Peter 1:20 · Revelation 13:8 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · 1 Corinthians 2:7 · 1 Peter 1:2 · 1 Corinthians 15:49 · Colossians 1:15–18 · Romans 9:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.