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By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land : which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. (KJV)
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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 11:29 word 1
διέβησανdiebēsanthey passed through
Lemma: διαβαίνω (diabainō) · Strong's: G1224
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to cross — δια-βαίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for עבר ; ] ; 1. to make a stride. ; 2. to step across, cross over; (a) trans.: τ. θάλασσαι, Heb.11:29; (b) intrans.: before εἰς, Act.16:9; πρός, Luk.16:26.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Luke 16:26, Acts 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1224; TFLSJ G1224; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 2
τὴνtēnthe
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 11:29 word 3
ἐρυθρὰνeruthranRed
Lemma: ἐρυθρός (eruthros) · Strong's: G2063
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: Red (Sea) — ἐρυθρός, -ά, -όν ; [in LXX for אֱדֹם, Isa.63:2; ἐ. θάλασσα for סוּף -יָם Exo.10:19, al. ; ] ; red: ἡ ἐ. θάλασσα, the Red Sea, Act.7:36, Heb.11:29.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 7:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2063; TFLSJ G2063; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 4
θάλασσανthalassanSea
Lemma: θάλασσα (thalassa) · Strong's: G2281
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-ASF-L)
Meaning: sea — θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for יָם ; ] ; the sea: Mat.23:15, Mrk.11:23, Luk.21:25, Rom.9:27, Heb.11:12, Jas.1:6, Ju 13, Rev.7:1, al.; τὸ πέλαγος τῆς θ. (see Tr., ut infr.), Mat.18:6; ὁ οὐρανὸς κ. ἡ γῆ κ. ἡ θ., of…
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Used 90 times. Also: Matthew 4:15, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 8:27, Matthew 8:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2281; TFLSJ G2281; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 5
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
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Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 6
διὰdiathrough
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 7
ξηρᾶςxērasdry
Lemma: ξηρός (xēros) · Strong's: G3584
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)
Meaning: dried up/withered — ξηρός, -ά, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ, its parts and derivatives, also for חָרָבָה, etc. ; ] ; dry: metaphorically (of a sinner), ξύλον ξ., Luk.23:31; of members of the body shrunken by disease, withered:…
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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 12:10, Matthew 23:15, Mark 3:3, Luke 6:6, Luke 6:8, Luke 23:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3584; TFLSJ G3584; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 8
γῆς,gēsland,
Lemma: γῆ (gē) · Strong's: G1093H
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: earth: country — γῆ, γῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אֲדָמָה ,אֶרֶץ, etc. ; ] ; 1. the earth, world: Luk.21:35, Act.1:8, Heb.11:13, Rev.3:10, al.; opposite to οὐρανός, Mat.5:18 11:25, Mrk.13:27, al. ; 2. land; (a) opposite to sea or water:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 52 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21, Matthew 4:15, Matthew 9:26, Matthew 9:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1093H; TFLSJ G1093H; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 9
ἧςhēswhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (R-GSF)
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 11:29 word 10
πεῖρανpeiranan attempt
Lemma: πεῖρα (peira) · Strong's: G3984
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: test — πεῖρα, -ας, ἡ; (πειράω), [in LXX: Deu.28:56 (π. λαμβάνειν, נָסָה pi.) Deu.33:8 (מַסָּה), Wis.18:20, 25, 2Ma.8:9, 4Ma.8:1 * ; ] ; trial, experiment; π. λαμβάνειν, to make trial, have experience of: Heb.11:29, 36 (for…
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Used 2 times. Also: Hebrews 11:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3984; TFLSJ G3984; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 11
λαβόντεςlabonteshaving made
Lemma: λαμβάνω (lambanō) · Strong's: G2983
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2AAP-NPM)
Meaning: to take — λαμβάνω, ; [in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ; ] ; 1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Mat.26:26, Mrk.14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.5:40 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 263 times. Also: Matthew 5:40, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 10:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2983; TFLSJ G2983; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 12
οἱhoithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
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 11:29 word 13
ΑἰγύπτιοιAiguptioiEgyptians
Lemma: Αἰγύπτιος (Aiguptios) · Strong's: G0124
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · Location Gentilic (A-NPM-LG)
Meaning: Egyptian — Αἰγύπτιος, -α, ον,; Egyptian: Act.7:22,24,28 21:38, Heb.11:29.†; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Acts 7:22, Acts 7:24, Acts 7:28, Acts 21:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0124; TFLSJ G0124; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 14
κατεπόθησαν.¶katepothēsanwere swallowed up.
Lemma: καταπίνω (katapinō) · Strong's: G2666
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to swallow — κατα-πίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּלַע ; ] ; 1. to drink down, swallow: Mat.23:24, Rev.12:16. ; 2. to devour: 1Pe.5:8. Metaphorical, to swallow up, consume: pass., 1Co.15:54 (LXX), 2Co.2:7 5:4, Heb.11:29.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 23:24, 1 Corinthians 15:54, 2 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 12:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2666; TFLSJ G2666; TAGNT Hebrews 11:29 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| By faith | → | πίστις G4102G faith |
| [the people] passed through | → | διαβαίνω G1224 to cross |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Red | → | ἐρυθρός G2063 Red (Sea) |
| Sea | → | θάλασσα G2281 sea |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| on | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| dry | → | ξηρός G3584 dried up/withered |
| land | → | γῆ G1093H earth: country |
| [but when] the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Egyptians | → | Αἰγύπτιος G0124 Egyptian |
| tried | → | πεῖρα G3984 test |
| to follow | → | λαμβάνω G2983 to take |
| they were drowned | → | καταπίνω G2666 to swallow |
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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