Hebrews

Hebrews 6:13–17

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 ¹⁵And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

¹⁶Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument. ¹⁷So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

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

Hebrews 6:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
so	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
after waiting patiently	μακροθυμήσας	makrothymēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3114 I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
obtained	ἐπέτυχεν	epetychen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2013 I attain, obtain, acquire
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
promise	ἐπαγγελίας	epangelias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1860 a promise

Hebrews 6:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Men	Ἄνθρωποι	Anthrōpoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
swear	ὀμνύουσιν	omnyousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3660 I swear, take an oath
by	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
greater	μείζονος	meizonos	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
oath	ὅρκος	horkos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3727 an oath
serves as	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
a confirmation	βεβαίωσιν	bebaiōsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G951 confirmation, ratification, establishment
to end	πέρας	peras	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4009 a boundary, limit, an end
all	πάσης	pasēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
argument	ἀντιλογίας	antilogias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G485 contradiction, contention, rebellion

Hebrews 6:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So when	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
wanted	βουλόμενος	boulomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1014 I will, intend, desire
to make	ἐπιδεῖξαι	epideixai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1925 I show, prove
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
unchanging nature	ἀμετάθετον	ametatheton	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G276 unchanged, unchangeable
of	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
purpose	βουλῆς	boulēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1012 counsel, deliberate wisdom
very clear	περισσότερον	perissoteron	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heirs	κληρονόμοις	klēronomois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2818 an heir, inheritor
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
promise	ἐπαγγελίας	epangelias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1860 a promise
He guaranteed	ἐμεσίτευσεν	emesiteusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3315 I mediate, interpose
with an oath	ὅρκῳ	horkō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3727 an oath