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Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
Hebrews 11:8
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Original language (Greek)

Πίστει καλούμενος Ἀβραὰμ ὑπήκουσεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τόπον ὃν ἤμελλεν λαμβάνειν εἰς κληρονομίαν καὶ ἐξῆλθεν μὴ ἐπιστάμενος ποῦ ἔρχεται.

  1. ΠίστειPistei“By faith”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  2. καλούμενοςkaloumenos“being called”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  3. ἈβραὰμAbraam“Abraham”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
  4. ὑπήκουσενhupēkousen“obeyed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑπακούω · “to obey” · Strong's G5219
  5. ἐξελθεῖνexelthein“to go out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  6. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  7. τόπονtopon“a place”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τόπος · “place” · Strong's G5117
  8. ὃνhon“that”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  9. ἤμελλενēmellen“he was going”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μέλλω · “to ensue” · Strong's G3195
  10. λαμβάνεινlambanein“to receive”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  11. εἰςeis“for”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. κληρονομίανklēronomian“an inheritance”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κληρονομία · “inheritance” · Strong's G2817
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἐξῆλθενexēlthen“went out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  15. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  16. ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenos“knowing”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐπίσταμαι · “to know/understand” · Strong's G1987
  17. ποῦpou“where”
    Adverb · “where?” · Strong's G4226
  18. ἔρχεται.erchetai“he is going.”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)