Hebrews
Hebrews 6:17
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:21 · Hebrews 6:18 · Isaiah 55:11 · Isaiah 14:24 · Psalm 110:4 · Hebrews 11:9 · Psalm 33:11 · John 10:10 · Hebrews 6:16 · James 1:17 · Romans 11:29 · Job 23:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.