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Hebrews 4:12

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Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.	For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.	Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G1063 the word^G3056 of God^G2316 is quick^G2198, and^G2532 powerful^G1756, and^G2532 sharper^G5114 than^G5228 any^G3956 twoedged^G1366 sword^G3162, piercing^G1338 even to^G891 the dividing asunder^G3311 of soul and^{G5037 G2532} spirit^G4151, and^{G5037 G2532} of the joints^G719 and^G2532 marrow^G3452, and^G2532 is a discerner^G2924 of the thoughts^G1761 and^G2532 intents^G1771 of the heart^G2588.

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Original Greek

ζῶν γὰρ ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐνεργής, καὶ τομώτερος ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν μάχαιραν δίστομον, καὶ διϊκνούμενος ἄχρι μερισμοῦ ψυχῆς τὲ καὶ πνεύματος, ἁρμῶν τε καὶ μυελῶν, καὶ κριτικὸς ἐνθυμήσεων καὶ ἐννοιῶν καρδίας.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ζῶν	zōn	G2198	V-PAP-NSM	quick
γὰρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	For
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
λόγος	logos	G3056	N-NSM	word
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	the
Θεοῦ,	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐνεργής,	energēs	G1756	A-NSM	powerful
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τομώτερος	tomōteros	G5114	A-NSM-C	sharper
ὑπὲρ	huper	G5228	PREP	than
πᾶσαν	pasan	G3956	A-ASF	any
μάχαιραν	machairan	G3162	N-ASF	sword
δίστομον,	distomon	G1366	A-ASF	twoedged
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ
διϊκνούμενος	diiknoumenos	G1338	V-PNP-NSM	piercing
ἄχρι	achri	G891	ADV	even to
μερισμοῦ	merismou	G3311	N-GSM	dividing asunder
ψυχῆς	psuchēs	G5590	N-GSF	of soul
τὲ	te	G5037	PRT	and
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ
πνεύματος,	pneumatos	G4151	N-GSN	spirit
ἁρμῶν	harmōn	G719	N-GPM	of the joints
τε	te	G5037	PRT	and
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
μυελῶν,	muelōn	G3452	N-GPM	marrow
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
κριτικὸς	kritikos	G2924	A-NSM	a discerner
ἐνθυμήσεων	enthumēseōn	G1761	N-GPF	of the thoughts
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐννοιῶν	ennoiōn	G1771	N-GPF	intents
καρδίας.	kardias	G2588	N-GSF	of the heart

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G719 — ἁρμός (harmós, har-mos'): a joint of the body — from the same as ἅρμα; an articulation (of the body):--joint.
• G891 — ἄχρι (áchri, akh'-ree): as far as, up to, until — akin to ἄκρον (through the idea of a terminus); (of time) until or (of place) up to:--as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while. Compare μέχρι.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G1338 — διϊκνέομαι (diïknéomai, dee-ik-neh'-om-ahee): I pass through, pierce — from διά and the base of ἱκανός; to reach through, i.e. penetrate:--pierce.
• G1366 — δίστομος (dístomos, dis'-tom-os): two-edged — from δίς and στόμα; double-edged:--with two edges, two-edged.
• G1756 — ἐνεργής (energḗs, en-er-gace'): effective — from ἐν and ἔργον; active, operative:--effectual, powerful.
• G1761 — ἐνθύμησις (enthýmēsis, en-thoo'-may-sis): inward thought, reflection, thoughts — from ἐνθυμέομαι; deliberation:--device, thought.
• G1771 — ἔννοια (énnoia, en'-noy-ah): thought, intention, purpose — from a compound of ἐν and νοῦς; thoughtfulness, i.e. moral understanding:--intent, mind.
• G2198 — ζάω (záō, dzah'-o): I live — a primary verb; to live (literally or figuratively):--life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2588 — καρδία (kardía, kar-dee'-ah): the heart, inner life, intention — prolonged from a primary (Latin cor, "heart"); the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle:--(+ broken-)heart(-ed).
• G2924 — κριτικός (kritikós, krit-ee-kos'): able to judge — from κριτής; decisive ("critical"), i.e. discriminative:--discerner.
• G3056 — λόγος (lógos, log'-os): a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy — from λέγω; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
• G3162 — μάχαιρα (máchaira, makh'-ahee-rah): a sword — probably feminine of a presumed derivative of μάχη; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:--sword.
• G3311 — μερισμός (merismós, mer-is-mos'): a distribution, separation — from μερίζω; a separation or distribution:--dividing asunder, gift.
• G3452 — μυελός (myelós, moo-el-os'): marrow — perhaps a primary word; the marrow:--marrow.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4151 — πνεῦμα (pneûma, pnyoo'-mah): wind, breath, spirit — from πνέω; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare ψυχή.
• G5037 — τέ (té, teh): and, both — a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of καί):--also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.
• G5114 — τομώτερος (tomṓteros, tom-o'-ter-os): sharper, keener — comparative of a derivative of the primary (to cut; more comprehensive or decisive than κόπτω, as if by a single stroke; whereas that implies repeated blows, like hacking); more keen:--sharper.
• G5228 — ὑπέρ (hypér, hoop-er'): in behalf of, above — a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.

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.
• G5590 — ψυχή (psychḗ, psoo-khay'): the soul, life, self — from ψύχω; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from πνεῦμα, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from ζωή, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ and חַי):--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.

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