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let their eyes be darkenedσκοτισθήτωσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶνso that they do notτοῦ μὴsee,βλέπεινandκαὶbendσύγκαμψονtheir backτὸν νῶτον αὐτῶνcontinually.διὰ παντὸς
Romans 11:10
Study it in the app“let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and bend their back continually.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:10, word by word
- let their eyes be darkenedσκοτισθήτωσανskotisthētōsan
be darkened
Be darkened, grow dark.
Where else “skotisthētōsan” appears- let their eyes be darkenedὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoi
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmoi” appears- seeβλέπεινblepein
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepein” appears- bendσύγκαμψονsynkampson
bend down
Bend down, bow down.
Where else “synkampson” appears- their backνῶτονnōton
back
Back, of a person or an animal.
Where else “nōton” appears
The context
9And David says: Let their table become a snare and a trap and an offense and a retribution to them;
10 · This verse (above)
11I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? By no means! But by their trespass salvation has come to the nations, so as to provoke them to jealousy.
To study Romans 11 in a group
1. What it says
What image of the olive tree does Paul use, and what happens to the branches? (vv. 17-24)
2. What it means
Why does Paul warn the grafted-in branches not to boast? (vv. 18-21)
3. How I live it
Paul calls for humility and gratitude. What have you received that you did not earn, and how can you give thanks today?