Hebrews 11:34

quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
Hebrews 11:34
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Original language (Greek)

ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρης, ἐδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων.

  1. ἔσβεσανesbesan“quenched”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from σβέννυμι · “to extinguish” · Strong's G4570
  2. δύναμινdunamin“[the] power”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δύναμις · “power” · Strong's G1411
  3. πυρός,puros“of fire,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πῦρ · “fire” · Strong's G4442
  4. ἔφυγονephugon“escaped”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from φεύγω · “to flee” · Strong's G5343
  5. στόματαstomata“[the] blades”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from στόμα · “mouth” · Strong's G4750
  6. μαχαίρης,machairēs“of [the] sword,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μάχαιρα · “sword” · Strong's G3162
  7. ἐδυναμώθησανedunamōthēsan“be empowered”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from δυναμόω · “to empower” · Strong's G1412
  8. ἀπὸapo“out of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  9. ἀσθενείας,astheneias“weakness,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀσθένεια · “weakness” · Strong's G0769G
  10. ἐγενήθησανegenēthēsan“became”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  11. ἰσχυροὶischuroi“mighty”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἰσχυρός · “strong” · Strong's G2478
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. πολέμῳ,polemō“war,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πόλεμος · “war” · Strong's G4171
  14. παρεμβολὰςparembolas“[the] armies”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from παρεμβολή · “barracks” · Strong's G3925
  15. ἔκλινανeklinan“put to flight”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from κλίνω · “to bow/lay down” · Strong's G2827
  16. ἀλλοτρίων.allotriōn“of foreigners.”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀλλότριος · “another’s” · Strong's G0245
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)