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Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
κατέχωμενkatechōmenWe may hold fast
Lemma: κατέχω (katechō) · Strong's: G2722
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Plural (V-PAS-1P)
Meaning: to hold back/fast — κατ-έχω ; [in LXX for אָחַז, חָזַק hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. perfective of ἔχω (M, Pr., 116; M, Th., 155), ; (a) to possess, hold fast: Luk.8:15, Jhn.5:4, Rom.1:18 (Lft., Notes, 251), 1Co.7:30 11:2, 2Co.6:10, 1Th.5:21,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 18 times. Also: Luke 4:42, Luke 8:15, Luke 14:9, John 5:4, Acts 27:40, Romans 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2722; TFLSJ G2722; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 1
τὴνtēnto the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 2
ὁμολογίανhomologianconfession
Lemma: ὁμολογία (homologia) · Strong's: G3671
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: confession — ὁμολογία, -ας, ἡ; (όμολογέω), [in LXX: Deu.12:6, 17. Amo.4:5, Eze.46:12 (נְדָבָה), Lev.22:18, Jer.44:25 (נֶדֶר), I Est.9:8 * ; ] ; 1. in cl., an agreement assent, compact (in π., of a contract; Deiss., BS, 249). ; 2.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:13, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3671; TFLSJ G3671; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 3
τῆςtēs<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 4
ἐλπίδοςelpidosof [our] hope
Lemma: ἐλπίς (elpis) · Strong's: G1680
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: hope — ἐλπίς ; (ἑλ-, Rom.8:20, WH, see Bl., § 4, 3; M, Pr., 44), -ίδος, ἡ [in LXX for בָּטַח and its derivatives, תִּקְוָה (frequently in Jb), etc. ; ] ; expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 54 times. Also: Acts 2:26, Acts 16:19, Acts 23:6, Acts 24:15, Acts 26:6, Acts 26:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1680; TFLSJ G1680; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 5
ἀκλινῆ,aklinēfirmly,
Lemma: ἀκλινής (aklinēs) · Strong's: G0186
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: unwavering — ἀκλινής, -ές (κλίνω), ; [in LXX: 4Ma.6:7 17:3 * ; ] ; unbending, firm: metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word). Heb.10:23.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0186; TFLSJ G0186; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 6
πιστὸςpistosfaithful
Lemma: πιστός (pistos) · Strong's: G4103
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: faithful — πιστός, -ή, -όν; (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אָמַן ; ] ; I. Pass., to be trusted or believed; 1. of persons, trusty, faithful : Mat.24:45 25:21, 23 Luk.12:42, Act.16:15, 1Co.4:2 4:17 7:25, Eph.1:1 6:21, Col.1:2, 7 4:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10, Luke 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4103; TFLSJ G4103; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 7
γὰρgarfor [is]
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 8
ὁhothe [One]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 9
ἐπαγγειλάμενος,epangeilamenoshaving promised,
Lemma: ἐπαγγέλλω (epangellō) · Strong's: G1861
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-ADP-NSM)
Meaning: to profess — ἐπ-αγγέλλω ; [in LXX: Est.4:8 (אָמַר), Pro.13:12, Wis.2:13, al. ; ] ; 1. to announce, proclaim. ; 2. (a) to promise; (b) to profess. Mid., also frequently in both these senses; (with) to promise: with dab. of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Mark 14:11, Acts 7:5, Romans 4:21, Galatians 3:19, 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Timothy 6:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1861; TFLSJ G1861; TAGNT Hebrews 10:23 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let us hold | → | κατέχω G2722 to hold back/fast |
| resolutely | → | ἀκλινής G0186 unwavering |
| to the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| hope | → | ἐλπίς G1680 hope |
| we profess | → | ὁμολογία G3671 confession |
| for | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| He who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| promised | → | ἐπαγγέλλω G1861 to profess |
| [is] faithful | → | πιστός G4103 faithful |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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