Romans Chapter 11 verse 2 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Which he foreknew.--This must not be pressed too far, as implying an absolute indefectibility of the divine favour. God, having in His eternal counsels set His choice upon Israel as His peculiar people, will not readily disown them. Nor is their case really so bad as it may seem. Now, as in the days of Elijah, there are a select few who have not shared in the general depravity.Of Elias.--Literally, in Elias--i.e., in the section which contains the history of Elias. So in Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; "in the bush" and "at the bush," mean, in the paragraph relating to the bush.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekGodΘεὸς (Theos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.did not rejectἀπώσατο (apōsato)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 683: Or apothomai ap-o'-thom-ahee from apo and the middle voice of otheo or otho; to push off, figuratively, to reject.Hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.people,λαὸν (laon)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.whomὃν (hon)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. He foreknew.προέγνω (proegnō)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4267: To know beforehand, foreknow. From pro and ginosko; to know beforehand, i.e. Foresee.Do you not knowοἴδατε (oidate)Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralStrong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. whatτί (ti)Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.theἡ (hē)Article - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.Scriptureγραφή (graphē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 1124: (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ.saysλέγει (legei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. aboutἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.Elijah,Ἠλίᾳ (Ēlia)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.howὡς (hōs)AdverbStrong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.he appealedἐντυγχάνει (entynchanei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1793: From en and tugchano; to chance upon, i.e. confer with; by extension to entreat.to GodΘεῷ (Theō)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.againstκατὰ (kata)PrepositionStrong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).Israel:Ἰσραήλ (Israēl)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 2474: Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.Jump to PreviousBeforehand Cast Elias Elijah Foreknew Holy Ignorant Intercession Israel Maketh Passage Pleaded Pleadeth Pleads Reject Scripture Selection Speaking Wot