Hebrews 11:12

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
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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.

  1. διὸdio“Therefore”
    Conjunction · from διό · “for” · Strong's G1352
  2. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  3. ἀφ᾽aph᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  4. ἑνὸςhenos“one man”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  5. ἐγεννήθησαν,egennēthēsan“were born,”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. ταῦταtauta“he”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  8. νενεκρωμένου,nenekrōmenou“as good as dead,”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from νεκρόω · “to put to death” · Strong's G3499
  9. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  10. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἄστραastra“stars”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἄστρον · “star” · Strong's G0798
  12. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. οὐρανοῦouranou“of heaven”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  14. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. πλήθειplēthei“in multitude”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πλῆθος · “multitude” · Strong's G4128
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  18. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἄμμοςammos“sand”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sand” · Strong's G0285
  20. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. παρὰpara“by”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  22. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. χεῖλοςcheilos“shore”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “lip” · Strong's G5491
  24. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. θαλάσσηςthalassēs“sea”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from θάλασσα · “sea” · Strong's G2281
  26. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. 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)