Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Hebrews 11:3
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Original language (Greek)

Πίστει νοοῦμεν κατηρτίσθαι τοὺς αἰῶνας ῥήματι θεοῦ εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐκ φαινομένων τὸ βλεπόμενον γεγονέναι.

  1. ΠίστειPistei“By faith”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  2. νοοῦμενnooumen“we understand”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from νοέω · “to understand” · Strong's G3539
  3. κατηρτίσθαιkatērtisthai“to have been formed”
    Verb, perfect, passive, infinitive · from καταρτίζω · “to complete” · Strong's G2675
  4. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. αἰῶναςaiōnas“ages”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165G
  6. ῥήματιrhēmati“by declaration”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ῥῆμα · “declaration” · Strong's G4487
  7. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  8. εἰςeis“so that”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  9. τὸto“which”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  11. ἐκek“out of [things]”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  12. φαινομένωνphainomenōn“being visible”
    Verb, present, middle or passive, participle, genitive, plural, neuter · from φαίνω · “to shine/appear” · Strong's G5316
  13. τὸto“the [thing]”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. βλεπόμενονblepomenon“being seen”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  15. γεγονέναι.gegonenai“becoming.”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, infinitive · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)