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Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

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τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeNowδέconjunction — “Now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.NowἈβραὰμabraamto AbrahamἈβραάμnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Abraham”, the to- or for-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.to Abrahamἐρρέθησανerrethēsanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaipromisesἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “promises”, the subject formG1860a promise.the promisesκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρματιspermatito seedsσπέρμα (sperma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “to seeds”, the to- or for-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.to seedsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.λέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρμασινspermasinseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “seed”, the to- or for-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.seedὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.πολλῶνpollōnmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “much”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ἑνόςhenosoneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “one”, the of-formG1520one.Καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρματίspermatiseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the to- or for-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὅςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isΧριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed; He doth not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to thy seed,' which is Christ;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed; He doth not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to thy seed,' which is Christ;

World English Bible

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring. He doesn’t say, “To descendants ”, as of many, but as of one, “To your offspring”, which is Christ.

Darby Translation

But to Abraham were the promises addressed, and to his seed: he does not say, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed; which is Christ.

Douay-Rheims

To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not, And to his seeds, as of many: but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Quotes

Genesis 13:15 Genesis 13:15 · King James VersionFor all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.Genesis 13:15 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 17:8 Genesis 17:8 · King James VersionAnd I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.Genesis 17:8 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Fulfills

Genesis 22:18 Genesis 22:18 · King James VersionAnd in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.Genesis 22:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source
seed of Abraham · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.