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alwaysπάντοτεinἐπὶmy prayers,τῶν προσευχῶν μουaskingδεόμενοςifεἴsomehowπωςnowἤδηat lastποτὲI will succeedεὐοδωθήσομαιbyἐνthe willτῷ θελήματιof Godτοῦ θεοῦin comingἐλθεῖνtoπρὸςyou.ὑμᾶς
Romans 1:10
Study it in the app“always in my prayers, asking if somehow now at last I will succeed by the will of God in coming to you.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:10, word by word
- alwaysπάντοτεpantote
always
Always.
Where else “pantote” appears- my prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōn
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchōn” appears- askingδεόμενοςdeomenos
beg
To implore someone for something.
Where else “deomenos” appears- somehowπωςpōs
somehow
"Somehow", "in some way".
Where else “pōs” appears- nowἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- at lastποτὲpote
once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
Where else “pote” appears- I will succeedεὐοδωθήσομαιeuodōthēsomai
prosper
To have a good road; to fare well on a journey; to prosper.
Where else “euodōthēsomai” appears- the willθελήματιthelēmati
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēmati” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- in comingἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears
The context
9For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of his Son, is my witness how unceasingly I make mention of you,
10 · This verse (above)
11For I long to see you, so that I may share some spiritual gift with you for you to be strengthened;
To study Romans 1 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul introduce himself at the start of the letter, and what does he say he is not ashamed of? (vv. 1, 16)
2. What it means
Paul says God's invisible qualities are perceived in what he made (vv. 19-20). What do you think he means by that?
3. How I live it
Paul was not ashamed of the good news (v. 16). How can you speak naturally and respectfully about what you value most?