NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon ος relative pronoun - nominative singular masculinehos hos: the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that -- one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. παρ preposition para par-ah': near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside, (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with ελπιδα noun - accusative singular feminine elpis el-pece': expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence -- faith, hope. επ preposition epi ep-ee': meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc. ελπιδι noun - dative singular feminine elpis el-pece': expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence -- faith, hope. επιστευσεν verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular pisteuo pist-yoo'-o: to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ) εις preposition eis ice: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases το definite article - accusative singular neuter ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. γενεσθαι verb - second aorist middle deponent middle or passive deponent ginomai ghin'-om-ahee: to cause to be (gen-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) αυτον personal pronoun - accusative singular masculine autos ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons πατερα noun - accusative singular masculine pater pat-ayr': a father (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) -- father, parent. πολλων adjective - genitive plural neuter polus pol-oos': abundant, altogether, common, far (passed, spent), (be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times), plenteous, sore, straitly. εθνων noun - genitive plural neuter ethnos eth'-nos: a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan) -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people. κατα preposition kata kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations το definite article - accusative singular neuter ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ειρημενον verb - perfect passive participle - accusative singular neuter - attic ereo er-eh'-o: to utter, i.e. speak or say -- call, say, speak (of), tell. ουτως adverb houto hoo'-to: after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what. εσται verb - future indicative - third person singular esomai es'-om-ahee: will be -- shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), may have, fall, what would follow, live long, sojourn. το definite article - nominative singular neuter ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. σπερμα noun - nominative singular neuter sperma sper'-mah: something sown, i.e. seed (including the male sperm); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting) -- issue, seed. σου personal pronoun - second person genitive singular sou soo: of thee, thy -- home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE." King James Bible Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. Holman Christian Standard Bible He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be. International Standard Version Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed that he would become "the father of many nations," just as he had been told: "This is how many descendants you will have." NET Bible Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement, "so will your descendants be." Aramaic Bible in Plain English And without hope he believed in hope that he would be the father to the multitude of the nations according to what is written: “Thus shall your seed be.” GOD'S WORD® Translation When there was nothing left to hope for, Abraham still hoped and believed. As a result, he became a father of many nations, as he had been told: "That is how many descendants you will have." King James 2000 Bible Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your descendants be. Links Romans 4:18Romans 4:18 NIV Romans 4:18 NLT Romans 4:18 ESV Romans 4:18 NASB Romans 4:18 KJV |
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