Hebrews

Hebrews 6:13–14

¹³When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, ¹⁴saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”^c

Footnotes

c 6:14 Genesis 22:17|GEN 22:17

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Hebrews 6:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	Θεός	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
made His promise	ἐπαγγειλάμενος	epangeilamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1861 I promise, profess
to Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
since	ἐπεὶ	epei	Conjunction	G1893 after, for, since, otherwise
He had	εἶχεν	eichen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
no one	οὐδενὸς	oudenos	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
greater	μείζονος	meizonos	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
to swear	ὀμόσαι	omosai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3660 I swear, take an oath
by	κατ’	kat’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
He swore	ὤμοσεν	ōmosen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3660 I swear, take an oath
by	καθ’	kath’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
Himself	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself

Hebrews 6:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
surely	μὴν	mēn	Particle	G3375 certainly
bless	εὐλογήσω	eulogēsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2127 I bless
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
multiply	πληθύνων	plēthynōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4129 I increase, multiply
your	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you

Cross-references

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Hebrews 6:13 Genesis 22:15–18 · Luke 1:73 · Psalm 105:9–10 · Isaiah 45:23 · Micah 7:20 · Jeremiah 22:5 · Hebrews 6:16–18 · Jeremiah 49:13

Hebrews 6:14 Genesis 22:17 · Deuteronomy 1:10 · Nehemiah 9:23 · Genesis 17:2 · Exodus 32:13 · Genesis 48:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.