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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Πίστει νοοῦμεν κατηρτίσθαι τοὺς αἰῶνας ῥήματι θεοῦ εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐκ φαινομένων τὸ βλεπόμενον γεγονέναι.
- ΠίστειPistei“By faith”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
- νοοῦμενnooumen“we understand”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from νοέω · “to understand” · Strong's G3539
- κατηρτίσθαιkatērtisthai“to have been formed”Verb, perfect, passive, infinitive · from καταρτίζω · “to complete” · Strong's G2675
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- αἰῶναςaiōnas“ages”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165G
- ῥήματιrhēmati“by declaration”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ῥῆμα · “declaration” · Strong's G4487
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- εἰςeis“so that”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸto“which”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἐκek“out of [things]”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- φαινομένωνphainomenōn“being visible”Verb, present, middle or passive, participle, genitive, plural, neuter · from φαίνω · “to shine/appear” · Strong's G5316
- τὸto“the [thing]”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βλεπόμενονblepomenon“being seen”Verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
- 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)