Hebrews

Hebrews 6:16

¹⁶Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

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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

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