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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΠίστειPisteiBy faith
Lemma: πίστις (pistis) · Strong's: G4102G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 11:20 word 1
καὶkaialso
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Hebrews 11:20 word 2
περὶpericoncerning
Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT Hebrews 11:20 word 3
μελλόντωνmellontōn[the things] coming
Lemma: μέλλω (mellō) · Strong's: G3195
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (V-PAP-GPN)
Meaning: to ensue — μέλλω, ; [in LXX: Job.3:8 (עָתִיד) 19:25 (אַחֲרוֹן); elsewhere for fut., and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac ; ] ; to be about to be or do; 1. with inf. (Bl., §62, 4; 68, 2; M, Pr., 114); (a) of intending or being about to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3195; TFLSJ G3195; TAGNT Hebrews 11:20 word 4
εὐλόγησενeulogēsenblessed
Lemma: εὐλογέω (eulogeō) · Strong's: G2127
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to praise/bless — εὐλογέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּרַךְ pi. ; ] ; 1. to speak well of, praise (cl.; LXX Deu.8:10, al.): τ. θεόν, Luk.1:64 2:28 24:51, 53 (αἰνοῦντες, T, WH, mg.), Jas.3:9; absol., to give praise, Mat.14:19 26:26 (see…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 14:19, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 23:39, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2127; TFLSJ G2127; TAGNT Hebrews 11:20 word 5
ἸσαὰκIsaakIsaac
Lemma: Ἰσαάκ (Isaak) · Strong's: G2464
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-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)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 11:20 word 6
τὸνton<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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 11:20 word 7
ἸακὼβIakōbJacob
Lemma: Ἰακώβ (Iakōb) · Strong's: G2384H
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-ASM-P)
Meaning: Jacob — Ἰακώβ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. יַעֲקֹב), ; Jacob; 1. The patriarch: Mat.1:2 8:11, Jhn.4:5-6, Act.7:8, al; as in Heb. (cf. Num.23:7, Isa.41:8, Sir.23:12, al.), of his descendants, Rom.11:26 (LXX). ; 2. The father-in-law of Mary:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 22:32, Mark 12:26, Luke 1:33, Luke 3:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2384H; TFLSJ G2384H; TAGNT Hebrews 11:20 word 8
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Hebrews 11:20 word 9
τὸνton<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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 11:20 word 10
Ἠσαῦ.¶ĒsauEsau.
Lemma: Ἠσαῦ (Ēsau) · Strong's: G2269G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-ASM-P)
Meaning: Esau — Ἠσαῦ, ὁ ; indecl. (Heb. עֵשָׂו, Gen.25:25), ; Esau: Rom.9:13 (LXX) Heb.11:20 12:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Hebrews 12:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2269G; TFLSJ G2269G; TAGNT Hebrews 11:20 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| By faith | → | πίστις G4102G faith |
| Isaac | → | Ἰσαάκ G2464 Isaac |
| blessed | → | εὐλογέω G2127 to praise/bless |
| Jacob | → | Ἰακώβ G2384H Jacob |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| Esau | → | Ἠσαῦ G2269G Esau |
| concerning | → | περί G4012 about |
| the future | → | μέλλω G3195 to ensue |
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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