Greek Interlinear
Romans 9:32 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Romans 9:32, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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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