Hebrews

Hebrews 12:10

¹⁰Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
disciplined	ἐπαίδευον	epaideuon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
for	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
a short	ὀλίγας	oligas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3641 small, brief, few, soon
time	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
as	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
they	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
thought best	δοκοῦν	dokoun	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
for	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
good	συμφέρον	sympheron	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4851 I collect, am profitable to
so that	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
we may share	μεταλαβεῖν	metalabein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3335 I share in, partake of
in His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
holiness	ἁγιότητος	hagiotētos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G41 holiness

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