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But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀλλὰallaBut
Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…
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Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 1
τίtiwhat [was]
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (I-ASN)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 2
λέγειlegeispoken
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
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Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 3
αὐτῷautōto him
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 4
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 5
χρηματισμός;chrēmatismosdivine answer?
Lemma: χρηματισμός (chrēmatismos) · Strong's: G5538
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: proclamation — χρηματισμός, -οῦ), ὁ; (χρηματίζω, which see), [in LXX: Pro.31:1 (מַשָּׂא), 2Ma.2:4 2Mac 11:17 * ; ] ; a divine response, an oracle: Rom.11:4 (Xen., Plat., al.).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5538; TFLSJ G5538; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 6
κατέλιπονkateliponI have left
Lemma: καταλείπω (kataleipō) · Strong's: G2641
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)
Meaning: to leave behind — κατα-λείπω ; [in LXX chiefly far שָׁאַר, ni., hi., also for עָזַב, יָתַר, etc. ; ] ; 1 1, to leave behind, leave: with accusative of person(s) (of thing(s)), Mat.4:13, Mrk.12:19, 21, Luk.20:31, Act.24:27 25:14,…
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Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 4:13, Matthew 16:4, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 21:17, Mark 10:7, Mark 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2641; TFLSJ G2641; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 7
ἐμαυτῷemautōto Myself
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 1st · Dative · Singular · Masculine (F-1DSM)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 8
ἑπτακισχιλίουςheptakischiliousseven thousand
Lemma: ἑπτακισχίλιοι (heptakischilioi) · Strong's: G2035
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: seven thousand — ἐπτακισχίλιοι, -αι, -α ; seven thousand: Rom.11:4.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2035; TFLSJ G2035; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 9
ἄνδραςandrasmen
Lemma: ἀνήρ (anēr) · Strong's: G0435G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: man — ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ; ] ; a man, Lat. vir. ; 1. As opposite to a woman, Act.8:12, 1Ti.2:12; as a husband, Mat.1:16, Jhn.4:16, Rom.7:2, Tit.1:6. ; 2. As…
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Used 162 times. Also: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 15:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0435G; TFLSJ G0435G; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 10
οἵτινεςoitineswho
Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (R-NPM)
Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…
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Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 11
οὐκouknot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 12
ἔκαμψανekampsanbowed
Lemma: κάμπτω (kamptō) · Strong's: G2578
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)
Meaning: to bend/bow — κάμπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for כָּרַע, 4Ki.1:13, 2Ch.29:29, Isa.45:24 (23), al. ; ] ; to bend, bow: with accusative of thing(s), γόνυ, τὰ γ.; with dative of person(s), τῇ Βάαλ, Rom.11:4 (LXX); πρὸς τ. πατέρα, Eph.3:14; by…
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Used 4 times. Also: Romans 14:11, Ephesians 3:14, Philippians 2:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2578; TFLSJ G2578; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 13
γόνυgonu[the] knee
Lemma: γόνυ (gonu) · Strong's: G1119
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: a knee — γόνυ, -ατος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for בֶּרֶךְ ; ] ; the knee: Heb.12:12; of a suppliant, προσπίπτειν τοῖς γ., Luk.5:8; so also τιθέναι τὰ γ., to kneel: Luk.22:41, Act.7:60 9:40 20:36 21:5; in mockery, Mrk.15:19;…
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Used 12 times. Also: Mark 15:19, Luke 5:8, Luke 22:41, Acts 7:60, Acts 9:40, Acts 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1119; TFLSJ G1119; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 14
τῇtēa<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 15
Βάαλ.Baalto Baal.
Lemma: Βάαλ (Baal) · Strong's: G0896
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: Baal — Βάαλ (Rec. βαάλ), ὁ, ἡ, indecl. (Heb. בַּעַל, lord), ; Baal: Rom.11:4 (LXX). The fem. art. here agrees with the usage of LXX, where, following a similar Hebrew practice (בֹּשֶׁת for בַּעַל), αἰσχύνη appears to have been…
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0896; TFLSJ G0896; TAGNT Romans 11:4 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [And] | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| what [was] | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| divine reply | → | χρηματισμός G5538 proclamation |
| . . . | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| to him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| I have reserved | → | καταλείπω G2641 to leave behind |
| for Myself | → | G1683 |
| seven thousand | → | ἑπτακισχίλιοι G2035 seven thousand |
| men | → | ἀνήρ G0435G man |
| who | → | ὅστις G3748 who/which |
| {have} not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| bowed | → | κάμπτω G2578 to bend/bow |
| [the] knee | → | γόνυ G1119 a knee |
| to Baal | → | Βάαλ G0896 Baal |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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