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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. (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 11:30 word 1
τὰtathe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (T-NPN)
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 11:30 word 2
τείχηteichēwalls
Lemma: τεῖχος (teichos) · Strong's: G5038
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (N-NPN)
Meaning: wall — τεῖχος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for חוֹמָה ; ] ; a wall, esp. that about a town: Act.9:25, 2Co.11:33, Heb.11:30, Rev.21:12-19 †; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9 times. Also: Acts 9:25, 2 Corinthians 11:33, Revelation 21:12, Revelation 21:14, Revelation 21:15, Revelation 21:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5038; TFLSJ G5038; TAGNT Hebrews 11:30 word 3
ἸεριχὼIerichōof Jericho
Lemma: Ἱεριχώ (Hierichō) · Strong's: G2410
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-GSF-L)
Meaning: Jericho — Ἰερειχώ (T, Ἱερ-; Rec. Ἱεριχώ; cf. Bl., § 3, 4, 4; WH, App., 155), ἡ indecl. (Heb. יְרִיחוֹ), ; Jericho: Mat.20:29, Mrk.10:46, Luk.10:30 18:35 19:1, Heb.11:30.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 20:29, Mark 10:46, Luke 10:30, Luke 18:35, Luke 19:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2410; TFLSJ G2410; TAGNT Hebrews 11:30 word 4
ἔπεσανepesanfell
Lemma: πίπτω (piptō) · Strong's: G4098
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to collapse — πίπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ; ] ; to fall; 1. of descent, to fall, fall down or from: before ἐπί, with accusative loc., Mat.10:29, al.; εἰς, Mat.15:14, al.; ἐς μέσῳ, with genitive, Luk.8:7; παρὰ τ. ὁδόν, Mat.13:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 90 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:9, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 10:29, Matthew 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4098; TFLSJ G4098; TAGNT Hebrews 11:30 word 5
κυκλωθένταkuklōthentahaving been encircled
Lemma: κυκλόω (kukloō) · Strong's: G2944
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (V-APP-NPN)
Meaning: to surround — κυκλόω, -ῶ; (κύκλος), [in LXX chiefly for סָבַב ; ] ; 1. to move in a circle, revolve. ; 2. to surround, encircle: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.10:24 (WH, txt., cf. -εύω), Act.14:20; pass., Luk.21:20, Heb.11:30…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Luke 21:20, John 10:24, Acts 14:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2944; TFLSJ G2944; TAGNT Hebrews 11:30 word 6
ἐπὶepifor
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Hebrews 11:30 word 7
ἑπτὰheptaseven
Lemma: ἑπτά (hepta) · Strong's: G2033
Parsing: Adjective · Indeclinable Numeral (A-NUI)
Meaning: seven — ἐπτά, οἱ, αἱ, τά; indecl., ; seven: Mat.12:45 18:22 (cf. ἑβδομηκοντάκις), Mrk.8:5, al.; οἱ ἐ, Act.21:8 ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 88 times. Also: Matthew 12:45, Matthew 15:34, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 15:37, Matthew 16:10, Matthew 18:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2033; TFLSJ G2033; TAGNT Hebrews 11:30 word 8
ἡμέρας.¶hēmerasdays.
Lemma: ἡμέρα (hēmera) · Strong's: G2250
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: day — ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ; ] ; day; 1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Rev.21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Act.9:24, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8, Rev.4:8 (BL, §36, 13);…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 392 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2250; TFLSJ G2250; TAGNT Hebrews 11:30 word 9
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 | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| walls | → | τεῖχος G5038 wall |
| of Jericho | → | Ἱεριχώ G2410 Jericho |
| fell | → | πίπτω G4098 to collapse |
| after [the people] had marched around them | → | κυκλόω G2944 to surround |
| for | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| seven | → | ἑπτά G2033 seven |
| days | → | ἡμέρα G2250 day |
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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