Hebrews 6:12

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
Hebrews 6:12
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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)

ἵνα μὴ νωθροὶ γένησθε, μιμηταὶ δὲ τῶν διὰ πίστεως καὶ μακροθυμίας κληρονομούντων τὰς ἐπαγγελίας.

  1. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  2. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. νωθροὶnōthroi“sluggish”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from νωθρός · “dull” · Strong's G3576
  4. γένησθε,genēsthe“you may be,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  5. μιμηταὶmimētai“imitators”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from μιμητής · “imitator” · Strong's G3402
  6. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  7. τῶνtōn“of those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  9. πίστεωςpisteōs“faith”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. μακροθυμίαςmakrothumias“patience”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μακροθυμία · “patience” · Strong's G3115
  12. κληρονομούντωνklēronomountōn“inheriting”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from κληρονομέω · “to inherit” · Strong's G2816
  13. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἐπαγγελίας.epangelias“promises.”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἐπαγγελία · “promise” · Strong's G1860
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)