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Romans 4:17 — King James Version← Study notes

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.


Romans 4:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 4:1723 words
GreekMeaning
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
γέγραπταιgegraptai
it has been writtenverbG1125
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ΠατέραPatera
A fathernounG3962
πολλῶνpollōn
of manyadjectiveG4183
ἐθνῶνethnōn
nationsnounG1484
τέθεικάtetheika
I have madeverbG5087
σεse
youpronounG4771
κατέναντιkatenanti
beforeprepositionG2713
οὗhou
whomrelative pronounG3739
ἐπίστευσενepisteusen
he believedverbG4100
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
τοῦtou
whoarticleG3588
ζῳοποιοῦντοςzōopoiountos
is giving lifeverbG2227
τοὺςtous
to thearticleG3588
νεκροὺςnekrous
deadadjectiveG3498
καὶkai
andwordG2532
καλοῦντοςkalountos
callingverbG2564
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ὄνταonta
into beingverbG1510
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
ὄνταonta
existingverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 4:17

“As it is written,” he says, “I have made you a father of many nations.” Do you observe that this was ordered by Providence from of old? What then, he means, does He say this on account of the Ishmaelites, or of the Amalekites, or of the Hagarenes? This however, as he goes on he proves more distinctly not to be said of these. But as yet he presses forward to another point, by which means he proves this very thing by defining the mode of the relationship, and establishing it…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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