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Καὶ ἐκεῖνοι δέ ἐὰν μὴ ἐπιμείνωσιν τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ ἐγκεντρισθήσονται· δυνατὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς πάλιν ἐγκεντρίσαι αὐτούς (Romans 11:23)

And even they, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.

This verse unfolds as a tightly structured conditional statement in which grammar carries theological possibility. The opening phrase καὶ ἐκεῖνοι δέ (“and even they”) reintroduces a previously discussed group, marked for emphasis by ἐκεῖνοι. The conjunction δέ signals a contrast or continuation, positioning this statement within Paul’s broader argument about inclusion and restoration.

The conditional clause ἐὰν μὴ ἐπιμείνωσιν τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ establishes the key premise.… Learn Koine Greek