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Hebrews 12:17

For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
Hebrews 12:17
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Original language and places

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)

ἴστε γὰρ ὅτι καὶ μετέπειτα θέλων κληρονομῆσαι τὴν εὐλογίαν ἀπεδοκιμάσθη· μετανοίας γὰρ τόπον οὐχ εὗρεν καίπερ μετὰ δακρύων ἐκζητήσας αὐτήν.

  1. ἴστεiste“You know”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. μετέπειταmetepeita“afterward”
    Adverb · “afterward” · Strong's G3347
  6. θέλωνthelōn“wishing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  7. κληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsai“to inherit”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κληρονομέω · “to inherit” · Strong's G2816
  8. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. εὐλογίανeulogian“blessing”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from εὐλογία · “praise” · Strong's G2129
  10. ἀπεδοκιμάσθη·apedokimasthē“he was rejected;”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποδοκιμάζω · “to reject” · Strong's G0593
  11. μετανοίαςmetanoias“of repentance”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μετάνοια · “repentance” · Strong's G3341
  12. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  13. τόπονtopon“place”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τόπος · “place” · Strong's G5117
  14. οὐχouch“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  15. εὗρενheuren“he found”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  16. καίπερkaiper“although”
    Conjunction · “although” · Strong's G2539
  17. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  18. δακρύωνdakruōn“tears”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from δάκρυ, δάκρυον · “teardrop” · Strong's G1144
  19. ἐκζητήσαςekzētēsas“having earnestly sought”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐκζητέω · “to seek out” · Strong's G1567
  20. αὐτήν.autēn“it.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)