Hebrews
Hebrews 11:3
3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By faith | Πίστει | Pistei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| we understand that | νοοῦμεν | nooumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3539 I understand, consider |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| universe | αἰῶνας | aiōnas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| was formed | κατηρτίσθαι | katērtisthai | Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2675 I fit together, prepare |
| at God’s command | ῥήματι | rhēmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4487 a thing spoken |
| so that | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| is seen | βλεπόμενον | blepomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G991 I look, see |
| was not made | γεγονέναι | gegonenai | Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| was visible | φαινομένων | phainomenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural | G5316 I shine, appear, seem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 33:6 · 2 Peter 3:5 · John 1:3 · Romans 4:17 · Acts 17:24 · Revelation 4:11 · Hebrews 1:2 · Genesis 1:1–2:1 · Jeremiah 10:11 · Romans 1:19–21 · Acts 14:15 · Isaiah 40:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.