God & Savior

Hebrews 11:25

He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
Hebrews 11:25
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Original language (Greek)

μᾶλλον ἑλόμενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁμαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν·

  1. μᾶλλονmallon“rather”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123H
  2. ἑλόμενοςhelomenos“having chosen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from αἱρέω · “to choose” · Strong's G0138
  3. συγκακουχεῖσθαιsugkakoucheisthai“to suffer affliction with”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), infinitive · from συγκακουχέομαι · “to suffer with” · Strong's G4778
  4. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. λαῷlaō“people”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  6. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  8. ἢē“than”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  9. πρόσκαιρονproskairon“[the] temporary”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πρόσκαιρος · “temporary” · Strong's G4340
  10. ἔχεινechein“to have”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  11. ἁμαρτίαςhamartias“of sin”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  12. ἀπόλαυσιν·apolausin“enjoyment;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀπόλαυσις · “enjoyment” · Strong's G0619
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)