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Hebrews 6:13
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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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Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
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Verse Text
ForG1063 when GodG2316 made promiseG1861 to AbrahamG11, becauseG1893 he couldG2192 swearG3660 byG2596 noG3762 greaterG3187, he swareG3660 byG2596 himselfG1438,
Τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ Θεός, ἐπεὶ κατ’ οὐδενὸς εἶχε μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσε καθ’ ἑαυτοῦ,
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Τῷ |
Tō | G3588 | T-DSM | * |
γὰρ |
gar | G1063 | CONJ | For |
Ἀβραὰμ |
Abraam | G11 | N-PRI | to Abraham |
ἐπαγγειλάμενος |
epangeilamenos | G1861 | V-ADP-NSM | made promise |
ὁ |
ho | G3588 | T-NSM | * |
Θεός, |
Theos | G2316 | N-NSM | when God |
ἐπεὶ |
epei | G1893 | CONJ | because |
κατ’ |
kat’ | G2596 | PREP | by |
οὐδενὸς |
oudenos | G3762 | A-GSM-N | no |
εἶχε |
eiche | G2192 | V-IAI-3S | he could |
μείζονος |
meizonos | G3187 | A-GSM-C | greater |
ὀμόσαι, |
omosai | G3660 | V-AAN | swear |
ὤμοσε |
ōmose | G3660 | V-AAI-3S | he sware |
καθ’ |
kath’ | G2596 | PREP | by |
ἑαυτοῦ, |
heautou | G1438 | F-3GSM | himself |
- G11 — Ἀβραάμ (Abraám, ab-rah-am'): Abraham — of Hebrew origin (אַבְרָהָם); Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch:--Abraham. (In Acts 7:16 the text should probably read Jacob.)
- 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.
- G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
- G1861 — ἐπαγγέλλω (epangéllō, ep-ang-el'-lo): I promise, profess — from ἐπί and the base of ἄγγελος; to announce upon (reflexively), i.e. (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself:--profess, (make) promise.
- G1893 — ἐπεί (epeí, ep-i'): after, for, since, otherwise — from ἐπί and εἰ; thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause):--because, else, for that (then, -asmuch as), otherwise, seeing that, since, when.
- G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
- 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).
- G2596 — κατά (katá, kat-ah'): down from, against, according to, throughout, during — a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):--about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
- G3187 — μείζων (meízōn, mide'-zone): greater, greatest — irregular comparative of μέγας; larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age):--elder, greater(-est), more.
- G3660 — ὀμνύω (omnýō, om-noo'-o): I swear, take an oath — a prolonged form of a primary, but obsolete , for which another prolonged form is used in certain tenses; to swear, i.e. take (or declare on) oath:--swear.
- G3762 — οὐδείς (oudeís, oo-dice'): no one, none, nothing — from οὐδέ and εἷς; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:--any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.
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.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- he sware — Genesis 22:15-18, Psalms 105:9-10, Isaiah 45:23, Jeremiah 22:5, Jeremiah 49:13, Ezekiel 32:13, Micah 7:20, Luke 1:73, Hebrews 6:16-18
Reciprocal references (32): Genesis 15:15, Genesis 22:16, Exodus 32:13, Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 26:15, Deuteronomy 28:9, 1 Chronicles 16:16, Nehemiah 1:5, Psalms 63:11, Psalms 89:35, Psalms 100:5, Psalms 110:4, Isaiah 49:18, Jeremiah 32:40, Jeremiah 44:26, Jeremiah 51:14, Ezekiel 5:11, Daniel 9:27, Hosea 12:4, Amos 6:8, Habakkuk 3:9, Luke 1:72, Romans 3:3, Romans 4:16, Romans 9:4, Galatians 3:17, Galatians 3:22, Hebrews 7:6, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 10:14, 1 John 3:20, Revelation 10:5
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