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Romans 4:16 - Faith

Romans 4:16 - Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Verse	Strongs No.	Greek	Strongs Definition
Therefore	G1223	διά	[Preposition] through (in very wide applications local causal or occasional). In composition it retains the same general import
it is	G2076	ἐστί	[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
faith	G4102	πίστις	[Noun Feminine] persuasion that is credence; moral conviction (of religious truth or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher) especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
that	G2443	ἵνα	[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
it might be	G1511	εἶναι	[Verb] to exist
by	G2596	κατά	[Preposition] (preposition) down (in place or time) in varied relations (according to the case [genitive dative or accusative] with which it is joined)
grace	G5485	χάρις	[Noun Feminine] graciousness (as gratifying) of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
to the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
end the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
promise	G1860	ἐπαγγελία	[Noun Feminine] an announcement (for information assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
might be	G1511	εἶναι	[Verb] to exist
sure	G949	βέβαιος	[Adjective] stable (literally or figuratively)
to all	G3956	πᾶς	[Adjective] apparently a primary word; all any: every the whole
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
seed	G4690	σπέρμα	[Noun Neuter] somethng sown that is seed (including the male sperm); by implication offspring; specifically a remnant (figuratively as if kept over for planting)
not	G3756	οὐ	the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
to that	G2443	ἵνα	[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
only	G3440	μόνον	[Adverb Neuter] merely
which is	G2076	ἐστί	[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
law	G3551	νόμος	[Noun Masculine] law (through the idea of prescriptive usage) generally (regulation) specifically (of Moses [including the volume]; also of the Gospel) or figuratively (a principle)
but	G235	ἀλλά	[Conjunction] properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
to that	G2443	ἵνα	[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
also	G2532	καί	[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
which is	G2076	ἐστί	[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
faith	G4102	πίστις	[Noun Feminine] persuasion that is credence; moral conviction (of religious truth or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher) especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
Abraham	G11	Ἀβραάμ	[Proper Name Masculine] Abraham the Hebrew patriarch. In the text should probably read Jacob
who	G3739	ὅς	the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun who: which what that
is	G2076	ἐστί	[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
father	G3962	πατήρ	[Noun Masculine] a father (literally or figuratively near or more remote)
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
us	G2257	ἡμῶν	of (or from) us
all	G3956	πᾶς	[Adjective] apparently a primary word; all any: every the whole

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.

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Romans 4:16 - Faith

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