God & Savior

James 2:23

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
James 2:23
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα· ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην καὶ φίλος θεοῦ ἐκλήθη.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐπληρώθηeplērōthē“was fulfilled”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
  3. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. γραφὴgraphē“Scripture”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
  5. ἡhē“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. λέγουσα·legousa“is saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  7. ἐπίστευσενepisteusen“Believed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  8. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  9. ἈβραὰμAbraam“Abraham”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
  10. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. θεῷtheō“in God”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ἐλογίσθηelogisthē“it was counted”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λογίζομαι · “to count” · Strong's G3049
  14. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. εἰςeis“for”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  16. δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēn“righteousness”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δικαιοσύνη · “righteousness” · Strong's G1343
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. φίλοςphilos“a friend”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “friendly/friend” · Strong's G5384
  19. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  20. ἐκλήθη.eklēthē“he was called.”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)