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Hebrews 6:12
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And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
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That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
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Verse Text
ThatG3363 ye beG1096 notG3363 slothfulG3576, butG1161 followersG3402 of them who throughG1223 faithG4102 andG2532 patienceG3115 inheritG2816 the promisesG1860.
ἵνα μὴ νωθροὶ γένησθε, μιμηταὶ δὲ τῶν διὰ πίστεως καὶ μακροθυμίας κληρονομούντων τὰς ἐπαγγελίας.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ἵνα |
hina | G2443 | CONJ | That not |
μὴ |
mē | G3361 | PRT-N | |
νωθροὶ |
nōthroi | G3576 | A-NPM | slothful |
γένησθε, |
genēsthe | G1096 | V-2ADS-2P | ye be |
μιμηταὶ |
mimētai | G3402 | N-NPM | followers |
δὲ |
de | G1161 | CONJ | but |
τῶν |
tōn | G3588 | T-GPM | * |
διὰ |
dia | G1223 | PREP | of them who through |
πίστεως |
pisteōs | G4102 | N-GSF | faith |
καὶ |
kai | G2532 | CONJ | and |
μακροθυμίας |
makrothumias | G3115 | N-GSF | patience |
κληρονομούντων |
klēronomountōn | G2816 | V-PAP-GPM | inherit |
τὰς |
tas | G3588 | T-APF | the |
ἐπαγγελίας. |
epangelias | G1860 | N-APF | promises |
- G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
- G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
- G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
- G1860 — ἐπαγγελία (epangelía, ep-ang-el-ee'-ah): a promise — from ἐπαγγέλλω; an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good):--message, promise.
- 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.
- G2816 — κληρονομέω (klēronoméō, klay-ron-om-eh'-o): I inherit, obtain — from κληρονόμος; to be an heir to (literally or figuratively):--be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).
- G3115 — μακροθυμία (makrothymía, mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah): patience, forbearance — from the same as μακροθυμώς; longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude:--longsuffering, patience.
- G3363 — ἵνα μή (hína mḗ, hin'-ah may): i.e. ἵνα and μή; in order (or so) that not:--albeit not, lest, that, no(-t, (-thing)).
- G3402 — μιμητής (mimētḗs, mim-ay-tace'): an imitator — from μιμέομαι; an imitator:--follower.
- G3576 — νωθρός (nōthrós, no-thros'): dull, sluggish — from a derivative of νόθος; sluggish, i.e. (literally) lazy, or (figuratively) stupid:--dull, slothful.
- G4102 — πίστις (pístis, pis'-tis): faith, belief, trust — from πείθω; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- G2443 — ἵνα (hína, hin'-ah): in order that, so that — probably from the same as the former part of ἑαυτοῦ (through the demonstrative idea; compare ὁ); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):--albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare ἵνα μή.
- G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
- 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.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- but — Jeremiah 6:16, Romans 4:12, Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 13:7, James 5:10-11, 1 Peter 3:5-6
- faith — Luke 8:15, Romans 2:7, Romans 8:25-26, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Hebrews 6:15, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 11:8-16, Revelation 13:10, Revelation 14:12
- inherit — Matthew 22:32, Luke 16:22, Luke 20:37-38, Hebrews 1:14, Hebrews 10:36, Hebrews 11:9, Hebrews 11:17, Hebrews 11:33, 1 John 2:25, Revelation 14:13
- ye — Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 18:9, Proverbs 24:30-34, Matthew 25:26, Romans 12:11, Hebrews 5:11, 2 Peter 1:10
Reciprocal references (25): Joshua 7:3, Joshua 22:5, Judges 18:9, Proverbs 2:20, Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 26:14, Matthew 20:3, Matthew 20:6, Matthew 25:18, Acts 13:43, Romans 12:12, 1 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Galatians 3:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, Hebrews 6:17, Hebrews 13:22, 1 Peter 1:5, 2 Peter 1:6, 2 Peter 1:8, 3 John 1:11, Revelation 2:3
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