He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.Hebrews 11:26
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
μείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάμενος τῶν Αἰγύπτου θησαυρῶν τὸν ὀνειδισμὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ· ἀπέβλεπεν γὰρ εἰς τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν.
- μείζοναmeizona“greater”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
- πλοῦτονplouton“wealth”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πλοῦτος · “riches” · Strong's G4149
- ἡγησάμενοςhēgēsamenos“having esteemed”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἡγέομαι · “to govern” · Strong's G2233
- τῶνtōn“than that”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΑἰγύπτουAiguptou“Egypt”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Αἴγυπτος · “Egypt” · Strong's G0125
- θησαυρῶνthēsaurōn“treasures”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from θησαυρός · “treasure” · Strong's G2344
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀνειδισμὸνoneidismon“reproach”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὀνειδισμός · “reproach” · Strong's G3680
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Χριστοῦ·Christou“of Christ;”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
- ἀπέβλεπενapeblepen“he was looking”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποβλέπω · “to look ahead” · Strong's G0578
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- εἰςeis“toward”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μισθαποδοσίαν.misthapodosian“reward.”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μισθαποδοσία · “recompense” · Strong's G3405
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info