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Romans 4:12

And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
Romans 4:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ πατέρα περιτομῆς, τοῖς οὐκ ἐκ περιτομῆς μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν τῆς ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ πίστεως τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. πατέραpatera“father”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  3. περιτομῆς,peritomēs“of circumcision”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from περιτομή · “circumcision” · Strong's G4061
  4. τοῖςtois“to those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  6. ἐκek“of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  7. περιτομῆςperitomēs“circumcision”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from περιτομή · “circumcision” · Strong's G4061
  8. μόνονmonon“only”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
  9. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  10. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. τοῖςtois“to those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. στοιχοῦσινstoichousin“walking”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from στοιχέω · “to follow” · Strong's G4748
  13. τοῖςtois“in the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἴχνεσινichnesin“steps”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ἴχνος · “track” · Strong's G2487
  15. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἐνen“during”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  17. ἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustia“uncircumcision”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἀκροβυστία · “uncircumcision” · Strong's G0203
  18. πίστεωςpisteōs“faith”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  19. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. πατρὸςpatros“father”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  21. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  22. Ἀβραάμ.Abraam“Abraham.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)