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But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselves

Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Plural (P-1NP)

Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)

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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 1

δὲdehowever

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 2

οὐκouknot

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…

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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 3

ἐσμὲνesmenare

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 4

ὑποστολῆςhupostolēsof [those] drawing back

Lemma: ὑποστολή (hupostolē) · Strong's: G5289

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: shrinking — ὑπο-στολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ὑποστέλλω), ; 1. a letting down, lowering (Plut.). ; 2. a shrinking back (Hesych.): οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑποστολῆς (on the genitive, see Bl., § 35, 2), Heb.10:39.†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5289; TFLSJ G5289; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 5

εἰςeisto

Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…

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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 6

ἀπώλειανapōleiandestruction

Lemma: ἀπώλεια (apōleia) · Strong's: G0684

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: destruction — ἀπώλεια, -ας, ἡ; (ἀπόλλυμι), [in LXX (Cremer, 797) for אָבַד, אֵיד, etc. ; ] ; destruction, waste, loss, perishing (in π., of money, see MM, see word): Mat.26:8, Mrk.14:4, Act.8:20, Rom.9:22, 1Ti.6:9, 2Pe.2:1; in…

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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 7:13, Matthew 26:8, Mark 14:4, John 17:12, Acts 8:20, Acts 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0684; TFLSJ G0684; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 7

ἀλλὰallabut

Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…

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Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 8

πίστεωςpisteōsof faith

Lemma: πίστις (pistis) · Strong's: G4102G

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: faith — πίστις, -εως, ἡ ; (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמוּנָה ; ] ; 1. in active sense, faith, belief, trust, confidence, in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Mat.8:10, Luk.5:20, Act.14:9,…

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Used 240 times. Also: Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 9:29, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 17:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4102G; TFLSJ G4102G; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 9

εἰςeisto

Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 10

περιποίησινperipoiēsin[the] preserving

Lemma: περιποίησις (peripoiēsis) · Strong's: G4047

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: acquiring — περι-ποίησις, -εως, ἡ; (περιποιέω), [in LXX: 2Ch.4:13 (12) (מִחְיָה) Mal.3:17 (סְגֻלָּה), Hag.2:10 (9) * ; ] ; 1. preservation: Heb.10:39 (2 Ch, l.with). ; 2. acquisition, obtaining: 1Th.5:9, 2Th.2:14 (and so perh.…

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Used 5 times. Also: Ephesians 1:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 1 Peter 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4047; TFLSJ G4047; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 11

ψυχῆς.¶psuchēs[of the] soul.

Lemma: ψυχή (psuchē) · Strong's: G5590G

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: soul — ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב ,לֵב, etc. ; ] ; 1. breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.; in Arist., of the vital principle): Mat.6:25, Mrk.3:4 10:45, Luk.12:22,…

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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 10:28, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 22:37, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5590G; TFLSJ G5590G; TAGNT Hebrews 10:39 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But	→	δέ G1161 then
we	→	ἐγώ G1473 I/we
are	→	εἰμί G1510 to be
not	→	οὐ G3756 no
of [those who] shrink back	→	ὑποστολή G5289 shrinking
[and]	→	εἰς G1519 toward
are destroyed	→	ἀπώλεια G0684 destruction
but	→	ἀλλά G0235 but
of [those who have] faith	→	πίστις G4102G faith
[and]	→	εἰς G1519 toward
preserve	→	περιποίησις G4047 acquiring
[their] souls	→	ψυχή G5590G soul

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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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