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Romans 11:4

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Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.	But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal.	Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G235 what^G5101 saith^G3004 the answer of God^G5538 unto him^G846? I have reserved^G2641 to myself^G1683 seven thousand^G2035 men^G435, who^G3748 have^G2578 not^G3756 bowed^G2578 the knee^G1119 to the image of Baal^G896.

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Original Greek

ἀλλὰ τί λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ χρηματισμός; Κατέλιπον ἐμαυτῷ ἑπτακισχιλίους ἄνδρας, οἵτινες οὐκ ἔκαμψαν γόνυ τῇ Βάαλ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἀλλὰ	alla	G235	CONJ	But
τί	ti	G5101	I-ASN	what
λέγει	legei	G3004	V-PAI-3S	saith
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	unto him
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
χρηματισμός;	chrēmatismos	G5538	N-NSM	answer of God
Κατέλιπον	Katelipon	G2641	V-2AAI-1S	I have reserved
ἐμαυτῷ	emautō	G1683	F-1DSM	to myself
ἑπτακισχιλίους	heptakischilious	G2035	A-APM	seven thousand
ἄνδρας,	andras	G435	N-APM	men
οἵτινες	hoitines	G3748	R-NPM	who
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
ἔκαμψαν	ekampsan	G2578	V-AAI-3P	have bowed
γόνυ	gonu	G1119	N-ASN	the knee
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
Βάαλ.	Baal	G896	N-PRI	to [the image of] Baal

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): but, except — neuter plural of ἄλλος; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):--and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G896 — Βάαλ (Báal, bah'-al): Baal — of Hebrew origin (בַּעַל); Baal, a Phœnician deity (used as a symbol of idolatry):--Baal.
• G1119 — γόνυ (góny, gon-oo'): a knee — of uncertain affinity; the "knee":--knee(X -l).
• G1683 — ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû, em-ow-too'): of myself — genitive case compound of ἐμοῦ and αὐτός; of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case  :--me, mine own (self), myself.
• G2035 — ἑπτακισχίλιοι (heptakischílioi, hep-tak-is-khil'-ee-oy): seven thousand — from ἑπτάκις and χίλιοι; seven times a thousand:--seven thousand.
• G2578 — κάμπτω (kámptō, kamp'-to): I bend, bow — apparently a primary verb; to bend:--bow.
• G2641 — καταλείπω (kataleípō, kat-al-i'-po): I leave behind, abandon — from κατά and λείπω; to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining:--forsake, leave, reserve.
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G3748 — ὅστις (hóstis, hos'-tis): whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever — from ὅς and τὶς; which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same:--X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever). Compare ὅτι.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
• G5538 — χρηματισμός (chrēmatismós, khray-mat-is-mos'): an oracle — from χρηματίζω; a divine response or revelation:--answer of God.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Baal — Numbers 25:3, Deuteronomy 4:3, Judges 2:13, 1 Kings 16:31, 2 Kings 10:19-20, Jeremiah 19:5, Hosea 2:8, Hosea 13:1, Zephaniah 1:4
• I have reserved — 1 Kings 19:18

Reciprocal references (20): Isaiah 1:9, Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 17:6, Isaiah 45:23, Jeremiah 3:14, Ezekiel 12:16, Hosea 13:2, Amos 3:12, Micah 5:3, Micah 7:18, Zephaniah 3:13, Zechariah 3:2, Mark 15:19, Luke 17:34, Acts 28:24, Romans 9:17, Romans 9:27, Hebrews 3:16, Hebrews 10:24, Revelation 3:4

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: IDOLATRY
• Nave’s: QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS, SALVATION

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