Hebrews 11:13

All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Hebrews 11:13
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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)

Κατὰ πίστιν ἀπέθανον οὗτοι πάντες μὴ λαβόντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας ἀλλὰ πόρρωθεν αὐτὰς ἰδόντες καὶ ἀσπασάμενοι καὶ ὁμολογήσαντες ὅτι ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοί εἰσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

  1. ΚατὰKata“In”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  2. πίστινpistin“faith”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  3. ἀπέθανονapethanon“died”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
  4. οὗτοιhoutoi“these”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  5. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  6. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  7. λαβόντεςlabontes“having received”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  8. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἐπαγγελίαςepangelias“promises”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἐπαγγελία · “promise” · Strong's G1860
  10. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  11. πόρρωθενporrōthen“from afar”
    Adverb · “afar off” · Strong's G4207
  12. αὐτὰςautas“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. ἰδόντεςidontes“having seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoi“having embraced [them]”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀσπάζομαι · “to pay respects to” · Strong's G0782
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantes“having confessed”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁμολογέω · “to confess/profess” · Strong's G3670
  18. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  19. ξένοιxenoi“strangers”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ξένος · “foreign” · Strong's G3581
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. παρεπίδημοίparepidēmoi“sojourners”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from παρεπίδημος · “stranger” · Strong's G3927
  22. εἰσινeisin“they are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  23. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  24. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. γῆς.gēs“earth.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)