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Rom. 4:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
(As
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
kathos (Greek #2531)
just (or inasmuch) as, that
KJV usage: according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
Pronounce: kath-oce'
Origin: from 2596 and 5613
it is written
grapho (Greek #1125)
to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
KJV usage: describe, write(-ing, -ten).
Pronounce: graf'-o
Origin: a primary verb
r, I have made
tithemi (Greek #5087)
θέω (theh'-o) (which is used only as alternate in certain tenses) to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from 2476, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while 2749 is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
KJV usage: + advise, appoint, bow, commit, conceive, give, X kneel down, lay (aside, down, up), make, ordain, purpose, put, set (forth), settle, sink down.
Pronounce: tith'-ay-mee
thee
se (Greek #4571)
thee
KJV usage: thee, thou, X thy house.
Pronounce: seh
Origin: accusative case singular of 4771
a father
pater (Greek #3962)
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
KJV usage: father, parent.
Pronounce: pat-ayr'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of many
polus (Greek #4183)
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
KJV usage: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare 4118, 4119.
Pronounce: pol-oos'
Origin: including the forms from the alternate πολλός
nations
ethnos (Greek #1484)
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: eth'-nos
Origin: probably from 1486
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katenanti (Greek #2713)
directly opposite
KJV usage: before, over against.
Pronounce: kat-en'-an-tee
Origin: from 2596 and 1725
him whom
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
he believed
pisteuo (Greek #4100)
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)
KJV usage: believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.
Pronounce: pist-yoo'-o
Origin: from 4102
, even God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, who quickeneth
zoopoieo (Greek #2227)
to (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: make alive, give life, quicken.
Pronounce: dzo-op-oy-eh'-o
Origin: from the same as 2226 and 4160
t the dead
nekros (Greek #3498)
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
KJV usage: dead.
Pronounce: nek-ros'
Origin: from an apparently primary νέκυς (a corpse)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
calleth
kaleo (Greek #2564)
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
KJV usage: bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
Pronounce: kal-eh'-o
Origin: akin to the base of 2753
thoseu things which be
on (Greek #5607)
and the neuter ὄν (on) present participle of 1510; being
KJV usage: be, come, have.
Pronounce: oan
Origin: οὖσα (oo'-sah)
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
as
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
though they were
on (Greek #5607)
and the neuter ὄν (on) present participle of 1510; being
KJV usage: be, come, have.
Pronounce: oan
Origin: οὖσα (oo'-sah)
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Gen. 17:5• 5And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee. (Gen. 17:5)
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or, like unto.
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Eph. 2:1,5• 1and *you*, being dead in your offences and sins--
 5(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,) (Eph. 2:1,5)
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1 Cor. 1:28• 28and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are; (1 Cor. 1:28)
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1 Peter 2:10• 10who once were not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy. (1 Peter 2:10)

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Gen. 17:4‑5,16,20• 4It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.
 5And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
 16And I will bless her, and I will give thee a son also of her; and I will bless her, and she shall become nations: kings of peoples shall be of her.
 20And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. (Gen. 17:4‑5,16,20)
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Gen. 25:1‑34• 1And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.
 2And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
 3And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, and the Letushim, and the Leummim.
 4And the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah.
 5And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
 6And to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and, while he yet lived, sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward to the east country.
 7And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: a hundred and seventy-five years.
 8And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and full of days; and was gathered to his peoples.
 9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which was opposite to Mamre--
 10the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
 11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-lahai-roi.
 12And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's bondwoman, bore to Abraham.
 13And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their names according to their generations: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
 14and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
 15Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedmah.
 16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, in their hamlets and their encampments--twelve princes of their peoples.
 17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he expired and died, and was gathered to his peoples.
 18And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.
 19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac.
 20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.
 21And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived.
 22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.
 23And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And one people shall be stronger than the other people, And the elder shall serve the younger.
 24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
 25And the first came out red--all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
 26And after that came his brother out; and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
 27And the boys grew, and Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob was a homely man, dwelling in tents.
 28And Isaac loved Esau, because venison was to his taste; and Rebecca loved Jacob.
 29And Jacob had cooked a dish; and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.
 30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with the red--the red thing there, for I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom.
 31And Jacob said, Sell me now thy birthright.
 32And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and of what use can the birthright be to me?
 33And Jacob said, Swear unto me now. And he swore unto him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
 34And Jacob gave Esau bread and the dish of lentils; and he ate and drank, and rose up and went away. Thus Esau despised the birthright. (Gen. 25:1‑34)
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Gen. 28:3• 3And the Almighty *God bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company of peoples. (Gen. 28:3)
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Heb. 11:12• 12Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which is by the sea shore. (Heb. 11:12)
before him.
or, like unto him.
Rom. 3:29• 29Is God the God of Jews only? is he not of the nations also? Yea, of nations also: (Rom. 3:29)
who quickeneth.
Rom. 4:2• 2For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God; (Rom. 4:2)
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Rom. 8:11• 11But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you. (Rom. 8:11)
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Matt. 3:9• 9And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. (Matt. 3:9)
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John 5:21,25• 21For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens them, thus the Son also quickens whom he will:
 25Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live. (John 5:21,25)
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John 6:63• 63It is the Spirit which quickens, the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life. (John 6:63)
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1 Cor. 15:45• 45Thus also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening spirit. (1 Cor. 15:45)
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Eph. 2:1‑5• 1and *you*, being dead in your offences and sins--
 2in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:
 3among whom *we* also all once had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, doing what the flesh and the thoughts willed to do, and were children, by nature, of wrath, even as the rest:
 4but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,
 5(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,) (Eph. 2:1‑5)
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1 Tim. 6:13• 13I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession, (1 Tim. 6:13)
calleth.
Rom. 8:29‑30• 29Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brethren.
 30But whom he has predestinated, these also he has called; and whom he has called, these also he has justified; but whom he has justified, these also he has glorified. (Rom. 8:29‑30)
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Rom. 9:26• 26And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, *Ye* are not my people, there shall they be called Sons of the living God. (Rom. 9:26)
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Isa. 43:6• 6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth, (Isa. 43:6)
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Isa. 44:7• 7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the coming things, and those that shall happen, let them declare unto them. (Isa. 44:7)
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Isa. 49:12• 12Behold, these shall come from afar; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. (Isa. 49:12)
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Isa. 55:12• 12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isa. 55:12)
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Acts 15:18• 18known from eternity. (Acts 15:18)
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1 Cor. 1:28• 28and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are; (1 Cor. 1:28)
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Heb. 11:7• 7By faith, Noah, oracularly warned concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. (Heb. 11:7)
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1 Peter 2:10• 10who once were not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy. (1 Peter 2:10)
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2 Peter 3:8• 8But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (2 Peter 3:8)
• The promise must be believed in against all hope, resting on the almighty power of Him who raises the dead, and calls things that are not as though they were. This was Abraham’s faith. (“Romans 4” by J.N. Darby)
• Paul's goal in this 4th chapter is to establish a solid foundation of understanding in the believer, whereupon his faith can stand with full assurance as to his justification. In order to accomplish this, in the latter part of the chapter, Paul presents God as the God of resurrection. (“The Righteousness of Faith: Romans 4” by B. Anstey)
• God called "those things which be not as being." This refers to Abraham and Sarah having an innumerable posterity, which at that moment did not exist. (“The Righteousness of Faith: Romans 4” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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(according as it is writtenc, I have made thee father of many nations,) before the God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls the things which be not as being;

JND Translation Notes

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See Gen. 17.5

W. Kelly Translation

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(even as it is written, “A father of many nationsa I have made thee”) before God whom he believed, that quickeneth the dead and calleth the things that be not as being;

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Or, "Gentiles."