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Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
Hebrews 11:23
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Original language (Greek)

Πίστει Μωϋσῆς γεννηθεὶς ἐκρύβη τρίμηνον ὑπὸ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ διότι εἶδον ἀστεῖον τὸ παιδίον καὶ οὐκ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸ διάταγμα τοῦ βασιλέως.

  1. ΠίστειPistei“By faith”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  2. ΜωϋσῆςMōusēs“Moses”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
  3. γεννηθεὶςgennētheis“having been born”
    Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  4. ἐκρύβηekrubē“he was hidden”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κρύπτω · “to hide” · Strong's G2928
  5. τρίμηνονtrimēnon“three months”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τρίμηνος · “three months” · Strong's G5150
  6. ὑπὸhupo“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  7. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πατέρωνpaterōn“parents”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  9. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. διότιdioti“because”
    Conjunction · “because” · Strong's G1360
  11. εἶδονeidon“they saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  12. ἀστεῖονasteion“[was] beautiful”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἀστεῖος · “beautiful” · Strong's G0791
  13. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. παιδίονpaidion“little child”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “child” · Strong's G3813
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  17. ἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsan“they did fear”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from φοβέω · “to fear” · Strong's G5399
  18. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. διάταγμαdiatagma“edict”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “edict” · Strong's G1297
  20. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. βασιλέως.basileōs“king.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from βασιλεύς · “king” · Strong's G0935
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)