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Godὁ θεὸςhas notοὐκrejectedἀπώσατοhis peopleτὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦwhomὃνhe foreknew.προέγνωOrἢdo you notοὐκknowοἴδατεwhatτίthe Scriptureἡ γραφήsaysλέγειinἐνthe passage aboutElijah,Ἠλίᾳhowὡςhe pleadsἐντυγχάνειwith Godτῷ θεῷagainstκατὰIsrael?τοῦ Ἰσραήλ
Romans 11:2
Study it in the app“God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 11:2, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- rejectedἀπώσατοapōsato
reject, push away
Push away, reject, thrust aside.
Where else “apōsato” appears- his peopleλαὸνlaon
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laon” appears- he foreknewπροέγνωproegnō
foreknow
Know things before they happen; know from the start.
Where else “proegnō” appears- knowοἴδατεoidate
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidate” appears- the Scriptureγραφήgraphē
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphē” appears- saysλέγειlegei
state
What something written says, like Scripture.
Where else “legei” appears- ElijahἨλίᾳĒliai
Elijah
Elijah, the prophet of Israel taken up to heaven (2 Kings 2); Malachi announced his return.
Where else “Ēliai” appears- he pleadsἐντυγχάνειentynchanei
accuse
Approach against someone to accuse.
Where else “entynchanei” appears- IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears
The context
1I say then, God has not rejected his people, has he? By no means! For I too am an Israelite, of the offspring of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 · This verse (above)
3Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life.
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?