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
Original language and places
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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.
- ΚατὰKata“In”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- πίστινpistin“faith”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
- ἀπέθανονapethanon“died”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
- οὗτοιhoutoi“these”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- πάντεςpantes“all”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- λαβόντεςlabontes“having received”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- τὰςtas“the”Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπαγγελίαςepangelias“promises”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἐπαγγελία · “promise” · Strong's G1860
- ἀλλὰalla“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- πόρρωθενporrōthen“from afar”Adverb · “afar off” · Strong's G4207
- αὐτὰςautas“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἰδόντεςidontes“having seen”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoi“having embraced [them]”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀσπάζομαι · “to pay respects to” · Strong's G0782
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὁμολογήσαντεςhomologēsantes“having confessed”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁμολογέω · “to confess/profess” · Strong's G3670
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ξένοιxenoi“strangers”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ξένος · “foreign” · Strong's G3581
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- παρεπίδημοίparepidēmoi“sojourners”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from παρεπίδημος · “stranger” · Strong's G3927
- εἰσινeisin“they are”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)