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Romans 8:26 — King James Version← Study notes

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.


Romans 8:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 8:2624 words
ὩσαύτωςHōsautōseven so, likewise, after the same (in lik…
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
συναντιλαμβάνεταιsynantilambanetaihelp
τῇthe
ἀσθενείᾳastheneiadisease, infirmity, sickness
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
τὸtothe
γὰρgarfor
τίtia (kind of), any (man, thing
προσευξώμεθαproseuxōmethapray (for), make prayer
καθὸkathoaccording to that, (inasmuch) as
δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit
οὐκouknot
οἴδαμενoidamen
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
αὐτὸautohe / she / it / same
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
ὑπερεντυγχάνειhyperentynchaneimake intercession for
στεναγμοῖςstenagmoisgroaning
ἀλαλήτοιςalalētoisunutterable, which cannot be uttered
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ὩσαύτωςHōsautōseven so, likewise, after the same (in lik…
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
συναντιλαμβάνεταιsynantilambanetaihelp
τῇthe
ἀσθενείᾳastheneiadisease, infirmity, sickness
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
τὸtothe
γὰρgarfor
τίtia (kind of), any (man, thing
προσευξώμεθαproseuxōmethapray (for), make prayer
καθὸkathoaccording to that, (inasmuch) as
δεῖdeibind, be in bonds, knit
οὐκouknot
οἴδαμενoidamen
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
αὐτὸautohe / she / it / same
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
ὑπερεντυγχάνειhyperentynchaneimake intercession for
στεναγμοῖςstenagmoisgroaning
ἀλαλήτοιςalalētoisunutterable, which cannot be uttered

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