Rom 4:19 | RWP | e4.org | Without being weakened in faith ( μη ασθενησας τη πιστε ). "Not becoming weak in faith." Ingressive first aorist active participle with negative μη . Now as good as dead ( ηδη νενεκρωμενον ). Perfect passive participle of νεκροω , "now already dead." B omits ηδη . He was, he knew, too old to become father of a child. About ( που ). The addition of που (somewhere, about) "qualifies the exactness of the preceding numeral" (Vaughan). The first promise of a son to Abraham and Sarah came ( .) before the birth of Ishmael (86 when Ishmael was born). The second promise came when Abraham was 99 years old ( ), calling himself 100 ( ).

‏ Romans 4:19

Without being weakened in faith ( μη ασθενησας τη πιστε ). "Not becoming weak in faith." Ingressive first aorist active participle with negative μη.

Now as good as dead ( ηδη νενεκρωμενον ). Perfect passive participle of νεκροω, "now already dead." B omits ηδη. He was, he knew, too old to become father of a child.

About ( που ). The addition of που (somewhere, about) "qualifies the exactness of the preceding numeral" (Vaughan). The first promise of a son to Abraham and Sarah came (Ge 15:3f.) before the birth of Ishmael (86 when Ishmael was born). The second promise came when Abraham was 99 years old (Ge 17:1), calling himself 100 (Ge 17:17).