{Without being weakened in faith} (m(8820)asthen(8873)as t(8869)
pistei). "Not becoming weak in faith." Ingressive first aorist
active participle with negative m(885c). {Now as good as dead} ((8864)(880a)nenekr(936d)enon). Perfect passive participle of 
ekro(935c), "now
already dead." B omits (8864)(885c). He was, he knew, too old to become
father of a child. {About} (pou). The addition of pou
(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 ).