For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”Romans 4:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
τί γὰρ ἡ γραφὴ λέγει; ἐπίστευσεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.
- τίti“What”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραφὴgraphē“Scripture”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
- λέγει;legei“says?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ἐπίστευσενepisteusen“Believed”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἈβραὰμAbraam“Abraham”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεῷ,theō“in God,”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐλογίσθηelogisthē“it was reckoned”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λογίζομαι · “to count” · Strong's G3049
- αὐτῷautō“to him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- εἰςeis“for”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- δικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēn“righteousness.”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δικαιοσύνη · “righteousness” · Strong's G1343
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)