Greek Interlinear
Romans 9:32 Interlinear
“Wherefore Because they sought it not by faith but as by the works of the law they stumbled For at that stumblingstone ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | διατί; | G1302 | Wherefore | through what cause ?, i.e., why? |
| 2 | ὅτι | G3754 | Because | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 3 | οὐκ | G3756 | they sought it not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 4 | ἐξ | G1537 | by | a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct |
| 5 | πίστεως, | G4102 | faith | persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ |
| 6 | ἀλλ' | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 7 | ὡς | G5613 | as | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 8 | ἐξ | G1537 | by | a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct |
| 9 | ἔργων | G2041 | the works | toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act |
| 10 | νόμου· | G3551 | of the law | law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat |
| 11 | προσέκοψαν | G4350 | they stumbled | to strike at, i.e., surge against (as water); specially, to stub on, i.e., trip up (literally or figuratively) |
| 12 | γὰρ | G1063 | For | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 13 | τῷ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | λίθῳ | G3037 | at that stumblingstone | a stone (literally or figuratively) |
| 15 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | προσκόμματος, | G4348 | a stub, i.e., (figuratively) occasion of apostasy |
Verse Context
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