And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.Hebrews 11:12
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
διὸ καὶ ἀφ᾽ ἑνὸς ἐγεννήθησαν, καὶ ταῦτα νενεκρωμένου, καθὼς τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ πλήθει καὶ ὡς ἡ ἄμμος ἡ παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης ἡ ἀναρίθμητος.
- διὸdio“Therefore”Conjunction · from διό · “for” · Strong's G1352
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀφ᾽aph᾽“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ἑνὸςhenos“one man”Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- ἐγεννήθησαν,egennēthēsan“were born,”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ταῦταtauta“he”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- νενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenou“as good as dead,”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from νεκρόω · “to put to death” · Strong's G3499
- καθὼςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- τὰta“the”Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄστραastra“stars”Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἄστρον · “star” · Strong's G0798
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὐρανοῦouranou“of heaven”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πλήθειplēthei“in multitude”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πλῆθος · “multitude” · Strong's G4128
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄμμοςammos“sand”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sand” · Strong's G0285
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παρὰpara“by”Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χεῖλοςcheilos“shore”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “lip” · Strong's G5491
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θαλάσσηςthalassēs“sea”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from θάλασσα · “sea” · Strong's G2281
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀναρίθμητος.anarithmētos“countless.”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἀναρίθμητος · “countless” · Strong's G0382
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)