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Hebrews 12:25

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
Hebrews 12:25
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Original language (Greek)

Βλέπετε μὴ παραιτήσησθε τὸν λαλοῦντα· εἰ γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι οὐκ ἐξέφυγον ἐπὶ γῆς παραιτησάμενοι τὸν χρηματίζοντα, πολὺ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς οἱ τὸν ἀπ᾽ οὐρανῶν ἀποστρεφόμενοι,

  1. ΒλέπετεBlepete“do take heed”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  2. μὴmē“lest”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. παραιτήσησθεparaitēsēsthe“you may refuse”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from παραιτέομαι · “to refuse/excuse” · Strong's G3868
  4. τὸνton“the [One]”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. λαλοῦντα·lalounta“speaking;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  6. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  7. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  8. ἐκεῖνοιekeinoi“they”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  9. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. ἐξέφυγονexephugon“escaped”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐκφεύγω · “to escape” · Strong's G1628
  11. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  12. γῆςgēs“earth”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  13. παραιτησάμενοιparaitēsamenoi“having refused”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from παραιτέομαι · “to refuse/excuse” · Strong's G3868
  14. τὸνton“the [One]”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. χρηματίζοντα,chrēmatizonta“divinely instructing [them],”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from χρηματίζω · “to announce” · Strong's G5537
  16. πολὺpolu“much”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  17. μᾶλλονmallon“less”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123G
  18. ἡμεῖςhēmeis“we ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  19. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. τὸνton“the [One]”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  22. οὐρανῶνouranōn“[the] heavens”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  23. ἀποστρεφόμενοι,apostrephomenoi“turning away from,”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀποστρέφω · “to turn away” · Strong's G0654
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)