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λεῖμμα
leimma
G3005
G:N-N Greek

remnant

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leimma denotes the group described in Romans 11:5 as having come to be according to an election of grace.

The attested use denotes a group that has come to be in the present time according to an election of grace, as stated in Romans 11:5.

Senses in use

  1. A group present by election of grace · dominant

    In Romans 11:5, the nominative singular neuter form identifies the group said to have come to be in the present time; the APB renders the clause, “a remnant according to an election of grace has come to be.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 11:5, the APB presents the group as “a remnant” and places it within the clause “according to an election of grace”.

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