God & Savior

Hebrews 11:16

Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Hebrews 11:16
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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)

νῦν δὲ κρείττονος ὀρέγονται, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἐπουρανίου· διὸ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς θεὸς ἐπικαλεῖσθαι αὐτῶν· ἡτοίμασεν γὰρ αὐτοῖς πόλιν.

  1. νῦνnun“now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. κρείττονοςkreittonos“to a better [one]”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine, comparative · from κρείσσων · “greater” · Strong's G2908
  4. ὀρέγονται,oregontai“they stretch forward to,”
    Verb, present, middle, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ὀρέγω · “to aspire” · Strong's G3713
  5. τοῦτ᾽tout᾽“That”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  6. ἔστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  7. ἐπουρανίου·epouraniou“to a heavenly [one];”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐπουράνιος · “heavenly” · Strong's G2032
  8. διὸdio“Therefore”
    Conjunction · from διό · “for” · Strong's G1352
  9. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. ἐπαισχύνεταιepaischunetai“is ashamed of”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπαισχύνομαι · “be ashamed of” · Strong's G1870
  11. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  14. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  15. ἐπικαλεῖσθαιepikaleisthai“to be called”
    Verb, present, passive, infinitive · from ἐπικαλέω · “to call (on)/name” · Strong's G1941
  16. αὐτῶν·autōn“of them;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. ἡτοίμασενhētoimasen“He has prepared”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἑτοιμάζω · “to make ready” · Strong's G2090
  18. γὰρgar“indeed”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  19. αὐτοῖςautois“for them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. πόλιν.polin“a city.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)