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Romans 4:1

In Romans 4 of Romans.

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “ancestor” (προπάτορα) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “father” (πατέρα) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenἐροῦμενeroumento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 1st person plural — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).εὑρηκέναιheurēkenaito hath foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to hath found”, a completed action with a present resultG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.hath foundἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the object formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προπάτοραpropatoraancestorπροπάτωρ (propatōr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ancestor”, the object formG6074ancestorἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.σάρκαsarkafleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.

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πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

What, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh?

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American Standard Version (1901)

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

Young’s Literal Translation

What, then, shall we say Abraham our father, to have found, according to flesh?

World English Bible

What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

Darby Translation

What shall we say then that Abraham our father according to flesh has found?

Douay-Rheims

What shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.

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