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Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
πρὸςprosas to
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 1
ὃνhonwhom
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (R-ASM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 2
ἐλαλήθηelalēthēit was said
Lemma: λαλέω (laleō) · Strong's: G2980
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-API-3S)
Meaning: to speak — λαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for דּבר pi., also for אמר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to utter: of inanimate things, Rev.4:1 10:4; metaphorically, Heb.11:4 12:24. ; 2. to talk, speak, say: absol., Mat.9:33 12:46, Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49;…
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Used 298 times. Also: Matthew 9:18, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 10:20, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2980; TFLSJ G2980; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 3
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 4
ἐνenIn
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 5
ἸσαὰκIsaakIsaac
Lemma: Ἰσαάκ (Isaak) · Strong's: G2464
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-DSM-P)
Meaning: Isaac — Ἰσαάκ; (in MSS. sometimes -σάκ; cf. Deiss., BS, 189; Thack., Gr., 100), ὁ ; indecl. ; (in FlJ, Ἴσακος, -ου), (Heb. יִצְחָק), ; Isaac (Gen.17:19, al.): Mat.1:2, Rom.9:10, al ; (AS)
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Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 22:32, Mark 12:26, Luke 3:34, Luke 13:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2464; TFLSJ G2464; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 6
κληθήσεταίklēthēsetaiwill be reckoned
Lemma: καλέω (kaleō) · Strong's: G2564H
Parsing: Verb · Future · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FPI-3S)
Meaning: to call: name — καλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for קרא ; ] ; 1. to call, summon: with accusative of person(s), Mat.20:8 25:14, Mrk.3:31, Luk.19:13, Act.4:18; before ἐκ, Mat.2:15 (LXX); metaphorically, 1Pe.2:9. ; 2. to call to one's…
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Used 8 times. Also: Luke 2:21, Luke 19:2, Luke 22:3, Acts 7:58, Acts 10:1, Romans 9:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2564H; TFLSJ G2564H; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 7
σοιsoiyour
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 8
σπέρμα·spermaoffspring;
Lemma: σπέρμα (sperma) · Strong's: G4690G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: seed: offspring — σπέρμα, -τος, τό; (σπείρω) [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ; ] ; seed; (a) of plants: Mat.13:24, 27 13:37-38, 2Co.9:10; pl., Mat.13:32, Mrk.4:31, 1Co.15:33; metaphorically, of an escaping remnant (שָׂרִיד, Isa.1:9; cf.…
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Used 36 times. Also: Matthew 22:24, Matthew 22:25, Mark 4:31, Mark 12:19, Mark 12:20, Mark 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4690G; TFLSJ G4690G; TAGNT Hebrews 11:18 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| even though | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| [God] had said | → | λαλέω G2980 to speak |
| to him | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| Through | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Isaac | → | Ἰσαάκ G2464 Isaac |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| offspring | → | σπέρμα G4690G seed: offspring |
| will be reckoned | → | καλέω G2564H to call: name |
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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