Hebrews
Hebrews 11:17–18
17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar . He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,c 18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”d
Footnotes
Word by word
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Hebrews 11:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By faith | Πίστει | Pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| Abraham | Ἀβραὰμ | Abraam | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G11 Abraham |
| when he was tested | πειραζόμενος | peirazomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3985 I try, tempt, test |
| offered up | προσενήνοχεν | prosenēnochen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4374 I bring to, offer |
| Isaac | Ἰσαὰκ | Isaak | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2464 Isaac |
| He who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| had received | ἀναδεξάμενος | anadexamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G324 I welcome, receive kindly, undertake |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| promises | ἐπαγγελίας | epangelias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1860 a promise |
| was ready to offer | προσέφερεν | prosepheren | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4374 I bring to, offer |
| one and only son | μονογενῆ | monogenē | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3439 only, only-begotten, unique |
Hebrews 11:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| even though | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| had said | ἐλαλήθη | elalēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| to him | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Through | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Isaac | Ἰσαὰκ | Isaak | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2464 Isaac |
| your | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| offspring | σπέρμα | sperma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4690 seed, offspring |
| will be reckoned | κληθήσεταί | klēthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 11:17 Genesis 22:16 · Genesis 22:1–12 · James 2:21–24 · James 5:11 · 1 Peter 1:6–7 · Revelation 3:10 · 1 Peter 4:12 · Proverbs 17:3 · Daniel 11:35 · Hebrews 7:6 · 2 Chronicles 32:31 · Job 2:3–6
Hebrews 11:18 Genesis 21:12 · Romans 9:7 · Genesis 17:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.