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Hebrews 12:15

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Hebrews 12:15
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐπισκοποῦντες μή τις ὑστερῶν ἀπὸ τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ, μή τις ῥίζα πικρίας ἄνω φύουσα ἐνοχλῇ, καὶ δι᾽ αὐτῆς μιανθῶσιν πολλοί·

  1. ἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopountes“observing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐπισκοπέω · “to oversee/care for” · Strong's G1983
  2. μήmē“lest”
    Particle, negative · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. τιςtis“any”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  4. ὑστερῶνhusterōn“be failing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὑστερέω · “to lack” · Strong's G5302
  5. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  6. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. χάριτοςcharitos“grace”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from χάρις · “grace” · Strong's G5485
  8. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. θεοῦ,theou“of God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  10. μήmē“lest”
    Particle, negative · “not” · Strong's G3361
  11. τιςtis“any”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  12. ῥίζαrhiza“root”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “root” · Strong's G4491
  13. πικρίαςpikrias“of bitterness”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πικρία · “bitterness” · Strong's G4088
  14. ἄνωanō“up”
    Adverb · “above” · Strong's G0507
  15. φύουσαphuousa“springing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from φύω · “to grow” · Strong's G5453
  16. ἐνοχλῇ,enochlēa“may trouble [you],”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἐνοχλέω · “to trouble” · Strong's G1776
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. δι᾽di᾽“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  19. αὐτῆςautēs“this”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. μιανθῶσινmianthōsin“may be defiled”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from μιαίνω · “to stain” · Strong's G3392
  21. πολλοί·polloi“many;”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)