God & Savior

Romans 8:29

For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 8:29
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Original language (Greek)

ὅτι οὓς προέγνω, καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς·

  1. ὅτιhoti“For”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  2. οὓςhous“those whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  3. προέγνω,proegnō“He foreknew,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προγινώσκω · “to know/choose” · Strong's G4267
  4. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. προώρισενproōrisen“He predestined [to be]”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προορίζω · “to predestine” · Strong's G4309
  6. συμμόρφουςsummorphous“conformed to”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from σύμμορφος · “conformed” · Strong's G4832
  7. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. εἰκόνοςeikonos“image”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from εἰκών · “image” · Strong's G1504
  9. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. υἱοῦhuiou“Son”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  11. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. εἰςeis“for”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  13. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. εἶναιeinai“to be”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  15. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. πρωτότοκονprōtotokon“firstborn”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from πρωτότοκος · “firstborn” · Strong's G4416
  17. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  18. πολλοῖςpollois“many”
    Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  19. ἀδελφοῖς·adelphois“brothers;”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)