How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?Romans 10:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Πῶς οὖν ἐπικαλέσωνται εἰς ὃν οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν; πῶς δὲ πιστεύσωσιν οὗ οὐκ ἤκουσαν; πῶς δὲ ἀκούσωσιν χωρὶς κηρύσσοντος;
- ΠῶςPōs“How”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- οὖνoun“then”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ἐπικαλέσωνταιepikalesōntai“shall they call”Verb, aorist, middle, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἐπικαλέω · “to call (on)/name” · Strong's G1941
- εἰςeis“on [Him]”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- ὃνhon“whom”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐπίστευσαν;episteusan“they believed?”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- πῶςpōs“How”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- πιστεύσωσινpisteusōsin“shall they believe”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- οὗhou“of whom”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἤκουσαν;ēkousan“they have heard?”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- πῶςpōs“How”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἀκούσωσινakousōsin“shall they hear”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- χωρὶςchōris“apart from”Preposition · from χωρίς · “without” · Strong's G5565
- κηρύσσοντος;kērussontos“preaching?”Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from κηρύσσω · “to preach” · Strong's G2784
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)