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
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρης, ἐδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων.
- ἔσβεσανesbesan“quenched”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from σβέννυμι · “to extinguish” · Strong's G4570
- δύναμινdunamin“[the] power”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δύναμις · “power” · Strong's G1411
- πυρός,puros“of fire,”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πῦρ · “fire” · Strong's G4442
- ἔφυγονephugon“escaped”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from φεύγω · “to flee” · Strong's G5343
- στόματαstomata“[the] blades”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from στόμα · “mouth” · Strong's G4750
- μαχαίρης,machairēs“of [the] sword,”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μάχαιρα · “sword” · Strong's G3162
- ἐδυναμώθησανedunamōthēsan“be empowered”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from δυναμόω · “to empower” · Strong's G1412
- ἀπὸapo“out of”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ἀσθενείας,astheneias“weakness,”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀσθένεια · “weakness” · Strong's G0769G
- ἐγενήθησανegenēthēsan“became”Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ἰσχυροὶischuroi“mighty”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἰσχυρός · “strong” · Strong's G2478
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- πολέμῳ,polemō“war,”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πόλεμος · “war” · Strong's G4171
- παρεμβολὰςparembolas“[the] armies”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from παρεμβολή · “barracks” · Strong's G3925
- ἔκλινανeklinan“put to flight”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from κλίνω · “to bow/lay down” · Strong's G2827
- 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)