Hebrews 11:26

He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
Hebrews 11:26
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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.

  1. μείζοναmeizona“greater”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  2. πλοῦτονplouton“wealth”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πλοῦτος · “riches” · Strong's G4149
  3. ἡγησάμενοςhēgēsamenos“having esteemed”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἡγέομαι · “to govern” · Strong's G2233
  4. τῶνtōn“than that”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ΑἰγύπτουAiguptou“Egypt”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Αἴγυπτος · “Egypt” · Strong's G0125
  6. θησαυρῶνthēsaurōn“treasures”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from θησαυρός · “treasure” · Strong's G2344
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ὀνειδισμὸνoneidismon“reproach”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὀνειδισμός · “reproach” · Strong's G3680
  9. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. Χριστοῦ·Christou“of Christ;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  11. ἀπέβλεπενapeblepen“he was looking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποβλέπω · “to look ahead” · Strong's G0578
  12. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  13. εἰςeis“toward”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  14. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. μισθαποδοσίαν.misthapodosian“reward.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μισθαποδοσία · “recompense” · Strong's G3405
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)