Greek Interlinear
Romans 9:3 Interlinear
“could wish For that myself I accursed were from Christ for brethren my kinsmen my according to the flesh”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ηὐχόμην | G2172 | could wish | to wish; by implication, to pray to god |
| 2 | γὰρ | G1063 | For | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 3 | αὐτὸς | G846 | that myself | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 4 | ἐγὼ | G1473 | I | i, me |
| 5 | ἀνάθεμα | G331 | accursed | a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person) |
| 6 | εἶναι | G1511 | were | to exist |
| 7 | ἀπὸ | G575 | from | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) |
| 8 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | Χριστοῦ | G5547 | Christ | anointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus |
| 10 | ὑπὲρ | G5228 | for | "over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super |
| 11 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 12 | ἀδελφῶν | G80 | brethren | a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like g0001) |
| 13 | μου | G3450 | my | of me |
| 14 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | συγγενῶν | G4773 | kinsmen | a relative (by blood); by extension, a fellow countryman |
| 16 | μου | G3450 | my | of me |
| 17 | κατὰ | G2596 | according | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 18 | σάρκα | G4561 | to the flesh | flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or |
Verse Context
Romans 9:2That heaviness I have great and...
Romans 9:3 (current)could wish For that myself I accursed were from Christ for brethren my kinsmen my according to the flesh
Romans 9:4Who are Israelites to whom pertaineth the adoption...