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Howπῶςthenοὖνwas it counted?ἐλογίσθηWhen he wasἐν ὄντιcircumcisedπεριτομῇorἢuncircumcised?ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳNotοὐκcircumcised,ἐν περιτομῇbutἀλλ’uncircumcised.ἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳ
Romans 4:10
Study it in the app“How then was it counted? When he was circumcised or uncircumcised? Not circumcised, but uncircumcised.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 4:10, word by word
- was it countedἐλογίσθηelogisthē
reckon
To put something to someone's account: "it was reckoned as righteousness".
Where else “elogisthē” appears- When he wasὄντιonti
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “onti” appears- circumcisedπεριτομῇperitomēi
circumcision
The sign of the covenant with Abraham, a cut in the male's skin.
Where else “peritomēi” appears- uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίᾳakrobystiai
uncircumcision
Not being circumcised.
Where else “akrobystiai” appears
Translation note
Abraham was declared righteous (Genesis 15) before being circumcised (Genesis 17).
The context
9Is this happiness, then, upon the circumcised or also upon the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.
10 · This verse (above)
11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while uncircumcised, so that he would be the father of all who believe while uncircumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them,
To study Romans 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say happened to Abraham when he believed God? (vv. 3, 20-22)
2. What it means
Why does Paul use the example of Abraham to speak of faith? What does he want to show? (vv. 1-3, 9-12)
3. How I live it
Abraham kept trusting although it seemed impossible (vv. 18-21). In what situation is trust hard for you, and what would help you keep hoping?