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Romans 4:18

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.

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ὃςhosWhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.Whoπαρ’paragainstπαρά (para)preposition — “against”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.againstἐλπίδαelpidahopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the object formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeἐπ’epinἐπί (epi)preposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inἐλπίδιelpidihopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the to- or for-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeἐπίστευσενepisteusento trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to trust”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.εἰςeisthatεἰςpreposition — “that”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.thatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γενέσθαιgenesthaito might becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to might become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.might becomeαὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the fatherπολλῶνpollōnof manyπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “of many”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.of manyἐθνῶνethnōnnationsἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “nations”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationsκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἰρημένονeirēmenonto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to say”, a completed action with a present resultG3004(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).to that which was spokenΟὕτωςhoutōsSoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “So”G3779thus, so, in this manner.Soἔσταιestaishallεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shallτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρμαspermaseedσπέρμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the subject formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.seedσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.

Young’s Literal Translation

Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'

World English Bible

Against hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.”

Darby Translation

who against hope believed in hope to his becoming father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be:

Douay-Rheims

Who against hope believed in hope; that he might be made the father of many nations, according to that which was said to him: So shall thy seed be.

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Genesis 15:5 Genesis 15:5 · King James VersionAnd he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.Genesis 15:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.