Hebrews

Hebrews 11:17–19

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 ¹⁹Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

Footnotes

c 11:17 Or only begotten son or unique son
d 11:18 Genesis 21:12|GEN 21:12

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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

Hebrews 11:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
reasoned	λογισάμενος	logisamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3049 I reckon, count, decide
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
God	Θεός	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
could	δυνατὸς	dynatos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1415 powerful, able, possible
raise	ἐγείρειν	egeirein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
dead	νεκρῶν	nekrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
a sense	παραβολῇ	parabolē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3850 a parable, comparison
he did receive	ἐκομίσατο	ekomisato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2865 I bring, receive, recover
back	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
from	ὅθεν	hothen	Adverb	G3606 whence, wherefore

Cross-references

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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

Hebrews 11:19 Romans 4:17–21 · Matthew 9:28 · Genesis 22:13 · Ephesians 3:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.