Romans 4:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.”
Romans 4:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 4:1821 words
ὃςhoswho / which
παρ’par’above, against, among
ἐλπίδαelpidahope
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
ἐλπίδιelpidihope
ἐπίστευσενepisteusenbelieve
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸtothe
γενέσθαιgenesthaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
πατέραpaterafather, parent
πολλῶνpollōnmany / much
ἐθνῶνethnōnGentile, heathen, nation
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τὸtothe
εἰρημένονeirēmenonsay
ΟὕτωςHoutōsthus / so
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
τὸtothe
σπέρμαspermaissue, seed
σουsouyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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